Props to Wisconsin Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen
for introducing legislation barring Foxconn from receiving any state tax credits for hires out of state.
In a normal political environment, the blatant out-sourcing of taxpayer-paid employment would not have been considered, let alone allowed.
But Wisconsin's political environment has been distorted since GOP Gov. Walker - - defeated last month for re-election - - last year rushed through the fiscally-irresponsible Foxconn subsidy package which also came with significant legal and environmental privileges accorded to no other Wisconsin venture.
A full archive on the Foxconn debacle is here.
Hansen's bill faces an uncertain future in the Legislature, where GOP leaders - - apparently oblivious to the role Foxconn played in Walker's defeat - - have reserved for themselves and their party in Walker's pending absence special Foxconn oversight roles and other perks in their lame-duck special session power grab.
Like I said, we're not in a normal political environment in Wisconsin despite Walker's defeat.
Yet.
for introducing legislation barring Foxconn from receiving any state tax credits for hires out of state.
In a normal political environment, the blatant out-sourcing of taxpayer-paid employment would not have been considered, let alone allowed.
But Wisconsin's political environment has been distorted since GOP Gov. Walker - - defeated last month for re-election - - last year rushed through the fiscally-irresponsible Foxconn subsidy package which also came with significant legal and environmental privileges accorded to no other Wisconsin venture.
A full archive on the Foxconn debacle is here.
Hansen's bill faces an uncertain future in the Legislature, where GOP leaders - - apparently oblivious to the role Foxconn played in Walker's defeat - - have reserved for themselves and their party in Walker's pending absence special Foxconn oversight roles and other perks in their lame-duck special session power grab.
Like I said, we're not in a normal political environment in Wisconsin despite Walker's defeat.
Yet.