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nikibatts

(2,198 posts) Wed Jul 26, 2017, 06:52 PM Jul 2017

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All is not golden with Foxconn deal in WI. But hey, it's jobs. (Original Post) nikibatts Jul 2017 OP

And initially just 3000 jobs TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #4

(70,182 posts)

1. WI taxpayers have been conned by Gov Walker and Repugs lots of times and will be conned

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 06:58 PM

Jul 2017

again I fear--esp. with Trump involved.

(81,432 posts)

2. "Foxconn has replaced at least 40,000 of its workers in China with robots"

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 07:00 PM

Jul 2017

Don't count on working there for long

(2,198 posts)

3. Watch what happens and see if WI is just another con job by the Don. This is from 2012.

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 07:03 PM

Jul 2017

(20,165 posts)

4. And initially just 3000 jobs

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 08:51 PM

Jul 2017

So that's $1 Million per job. Eventually they say there may be up to 13K, but even that would be $250K per job. Pretty pricey.