This is an important story. Trump & GOP are campaigning against "socialism." But Trump has been a consistent advocate of direct govt intervention in/control of economy - with all the disastrous results supposedly free-market conservatives should have predicted, but didn't. https://twitter.com/verge/status/1318192593692446720
President Trump, Gov Scott Walker, and House Speaker Paul Ryan at the ground-breaking with Foxconn CEO Terry Gou
To advance the project, not only was Foxconn offered huge subsidies - but clean air and water rules were voided too.
To advance the project, not only was Foxconn offered huge subsidies - but clean air and water rules were voided too.
Foxconn reporting from 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jul/02/its-a-huge-subsidy-the-48bn-gamble-to-lure-foxconn-to-america
Video of President Trump, VP Pence at White House with Wisconsites Gov Scott Walker, Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen Ron Johnson, all enthusiastically applauding what must be the biggest scam on Wisconsin taxpayers in state history https://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youtube_f17fbd4e-0695-50e4-a582-095fe989f2b1.html