For the record:
Walker's initial Foxconn hype focused on about new jobs averaging about $54,000 annually, but Wisconsin is now acknowledging it will subsidize those at the $30,000 level.
And aren't these the kind of jobs open to automation?
And will Foxconn be paid by Wisconsin taxpayers when these jobs are created, then robotized out of existence?
One more thought: A financial calculator finds the average income needed for a family of four to live a "modest but adequate" lifestyle in Kenosha County is $81,457.
Walker's initial Foxconn hype focused on about new jobs averaging about $54,000 annually, but Wisconsin is now acknowledging it will subsidize those at the $30,000 level.
Assembly Republicans introduced revisions to the bill Friday. The new version retains the tax breaks but ties them to jobs created that pay at least $30,000 and exempts salaries over $100,000 from the calculations.With 2,080 hours in a working year - - 40 hours x 52 weeks - - the subsidies to Foxconn will include jobs paying less than $15 per hour.
And aren't these the kind of jobs open to automation?
And will Foxconn be paid by Wisconsin taxpayers when these jobs are created, then robotized out of existence?
One more thought: A financial calculator finds the average income needed for a family of four to live a "modest but adequate" lifestyle in Kenosha County is $81,457.