Proposed $3 Billion State Tax Subsidy for Foxconn In a Word: ‘Failure’
The State Senate is set to debate legislation today that would provide the largest ever state subsidy to a foreign corporation.
Jobs & the Economy
GOP Puts $3 Billion Foxconn Thumb on Scales of Justice
Scott Walker and the Republicans are now taking away the right of Wisconsin taxpayers to have their day in court against a foreign company, no matter the harm.
ICYMI: Gov. Scott Walker’s Favorite Right-Wing Foundations Funding Gov. Scott Walker’s Favorite Professor
Noah Williams has received grants worth $340,000 from right-wing mega funders Koch and Bradley Foundations this year.
Foxconn Creates A Job … for Top Scott Walker Campaign Consultant
Scott Walker’s longtime campaign manager working with the firm lobbying for the state subsidy for Foxconn epitomizes how Scott Walker operates.
Washington State Representative Offers Warning for Wisconsin on Foxconn
If we don’t learn the lessons of other states, it will be our public schools and Main Street businesses paying for Scott Walker’s desperation for generations.
Paper Peddles Bogus Foxconn Report
Williams connected to Walker after aggressively selling himself to the governor, as university emails reviewed by One Wisconsin Now documented in a press release. [Urban Milwaukee]
Wisconsin seeks to tighten job requirements on $3 billion Foxconn deal
One Wisconsin Now pointed to open record showing that in 2015 Williams had sought to advise Walker on his unsuccessful presidential campaign. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Report: Foxconn could return nearly $4 for every $1 in state subsidy
One Wisconsin Now pointed to open record showing that in 2015 Williams had sought to advise Walker on his unsuccessful presidential campaign. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Will Billionaire Terry Gou Show to Ask for His $3 Billion from Wisconsin?
If Taiwanese billionaire Terry Gou wants taxpayers to give him $3 billion, Terry Gou ought to come to Wisconsin and answer questions from legislators.
Facts on Foxconn Trump Proponents’ Protestations Deal Would Benefit Wisconsin
The State Assembly is scheduled to debate legislation today to implement the largest subsidy by a state to a foreign corporation in history.
Is Foxconn package a gift?
One Wisconsin Now says that the $3 billion being offered by the state to Foxconn would be the largest gift ever given by a state to a foreign company. [WTMJ-TV]
Would Wisconsin’s $3 billion to Foxconn be largest-ever ‘gift’ by any state to a foreign company?
Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." [PolitiFact]
Confirmed: Scott Walker’s $3 Billion Foxconn Subsidy Is Largest to a Foreign Company in American History
The best available source indicates the $3 billion would be the largest ever subsidy provided by a state to a foreign company.
Letter: Legislature should say ‘no’ to Foxconn
One Wisconsin Now executive director Scot Ross is spot on about what the Foxconn deal is missing with regard to care and safety of workers. [Capital Times]
Assembly Committee to Consider Largest Ever State Subsidy for Foreign Corporation
Wisconsin taxpayers will literally be writing checks for hundreds of millions of dollars to boost the bottom line of a foreign corporation.
Scot Ross: What’s missing from Foxconn deal? A lot
That same wisdom applies to Gov. Walker’s proposed $3 billion-plus subsidy to induce Taiwanese-based Foxconn to locate a factory in Wisconsin. [Capital Times]
What’s Missing from Foxconn Deal? A Lot.
That same wisdom applies to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $3 billion-plus subsidy to induce Taiwanese-based Foxconn to locate a factory in Wisconsin.
Foxconn Amendment Keeps Floodgates Open for Wisconsin to Pay $3 Billion to Hire Illinois Workers
Thanks to Scott Walker and the Assembly GOP, Wisconsin taxpayers are about to get a $3 billion case of the Mondays and at least a 25-year financial hangover.
Foxconn Deal Will Put Wisconsin in Red for At Least 25 Years
“Even the best case, rosiest scenario shows Wisconsin taxpayers losing money on this deal for decades.” [Bloomberg]
Foxconn Deal Flounders in State Legislature
Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed deal with Foxconn is floundering in the legislature following a devastating analysis from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
If ‘Ifs’ and ‘Buts’ Are Candies and Nuts We’ll Have Foxconn Deal Paid Off in 2043
Analysis of a deal proposed by Gov. Scott Walker to lure Foxconn to Wisconsin would, at best, be a net loser of revenue for nearly three decades.
What Does the Foxconn CEO Say About His Employees?
ICYMI: Report Uncovers CEO of Manufacturer Being Wooed by Wisconsin Referred to Employees as ‘Animals’ and Solicited Management Advice From Zoo Director.
Foxconn CEO compared workers to animals, had zoo director give management tips
"The Foxconn CEO’s animosity to workers and his corporation’s documented poor treatment of them is yet another red flag," Browne said in a statement." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
One Wisconsin Now Testimony on Foxconn Subsidy Legislation
The provisions of August 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 1 embody, on their face, a bad deal. And the more we find out, the worse it gets.
Is Wisconsin offering to pay more than it will collect in taxes to land giant Foxconn plant?
One Wisconsin Now Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant" [PolitiFact]
No Guarantees to Prevent Wisconsin Tax Dollars From Subsidizing Illinois Jobs in Foxconn Deal
There’s nothing in this Foxconn deal to prevent Wisconsin taxpayers from paying for jobs that will go to people in Illinois or other states.
That Didn’t Take Long. Gov. Scott Walker Running Campaign Ads on Foxconn Proposal
Gov. Scott Walker has launched campaign ads to tout his proposal to send $3 billion in state tax dollars to Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn.
Walker: Foxconn deal ‘super big’
One Wisconsin Now executive director Scot Ross bemoaned the company’s failure to follow through on promises made to other states. [Eau Claire Leader-Telegram]
Scot Ross: Foxconn deal demands diligence
Gov. Scott Walker wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives to Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Scott Walker tours Wisconsin by air to tout Foxconn agreement
"Gov. Walker has to some explaining to do to taxpayers in every corner of the state who will foot the bill for this deal on the Illinois border," said Scot Ross. [Associated Press]
Diligence Required on Foxconn Job
Gov. Scott Walker wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives to Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn.
Gov. Walker Flies Around Wisconsin to Tell Locals How He’ll Be Sending Their Money to Taiwan
The record shows Scott Walker’s and Foxconn’s records are equally atrocious on delivering for workers and taxpayers.
Wisconsin governor calls special session to waive regulations for Foxconn plant
"Gov. Walker has to some explaining to do to taxpayers in every corner of the state who will foot the bill for this deal on the Illinois border," said Scot Ross, director of the liberal activist group One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
Foxconn subsidies could mean heavy borrowing for local municipalities
"Scott Walker promised us both 250,000 jobs and accountability when giving out tax breaks to businesses and I think we've gotten neither." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Trump’s Foxconn Wisconsin jobs deal doesn’t hold up under scrutiny
A little math as employed by Scott Ross at One Wisconsin Now suggests the state will spend $250 million to get $181 million in revenue. [People's World]
Wisconsin Governor Dismisses Criticisms of Foxconn Deal
“Talk about the ‘art of the deal,’” Ross said in a statement. “The prospect this secret deal is the best thing for Wisconsin taxpayers is, to say the least, slim. [Bloomberg]
Is Wisconsin Getting Conned With Trump, Walker Foxconn Deal?
‘Wisconsin Would Get $181 Million a Year in State and Local Tax Revenue, and We Only Have to Pay $250 Million a Year to Get It’
Scot Ross: Will Wisconsin be conned by GOP Foxconn deal?
Wisconsin has a hard-working workforce and limitless potential if we believe and invest in ourselves. Or we can join a desperate race to the bottom. [Capital Times]
Battle over manufacturing tax break continues
One Wisconsin Now said the Walker administration itself could not back up any claims of job growth due to the credit. [Lakeland Times]
Walker Administration Admits No Records for Tax Break Jobs Claim
Open Records Request for Proof of Claim Massive Tax Giveaway to Wealthy, Big Corporations Is Creating Jobs Reveals No Records
Study: Manufacturing tax credit added 21,000 jobs
One Wisconsin Now sought records from the Department of Revenue to back up a claim that the credit was creating jobs. The department said it did not have any records. [Milwaukee Business News]
Protesters in Wisconsin urge Trump to release tax returns
"It's not going to do anything to protect American jobs and we know from the way Donald Trump does business that he doesn't care about American workers." [WTMJ-TV]
Statements of One Wisconsin Now on Gov. Scott Walker’s Economic Announcement
The only thing that’s remained consistent is Scott Walker’s failed leadership and willingness to say or do anything to try to win an election.
In Cleveland, Paul Ryan returns to roots of his anti-poverty agenda
One Wisconsin Now dismissed Ryan’s poverty tour as supplication for his past comments dividing the country into “makers and takers.” [Racine Journal Times]
As Scott Walker reaches 50 listening sessions, critics continue to question invite-only policy
"Gov. Walker is tooling around the state on our dime hearing from an exclusive audience recruited to tell him what he wants to hear," said One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
Media Reports Walker Plot to Impose ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Gag Order on Board of Troubled Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Scott Walker and his gang are trying to implement a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell policy’ to gag board members and to try to cover up their failures.
Rep. Gwen Moore’s Plan to Shame Scott Walker, Paul Ryan, GOP for ‘Criminalizing Poverty’
One Wisconsin Now has “endorsed with the intensity of 1,000 suns” U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore’s “Top 1% Accountability Act of 2016.”
Job Outsourcing Booster of Gov. Walker’s Wrong for Wisconsin Right to Work Law Putting Company Up For Sale?
Job Outsourcing Booster of Gov. Walker’s Wrong for Wisconsin Right to Work Law Putting Company Up For Sale?
Privatization Fail: Scott Walker’s WEDC in Full Meltdown
"This new audit confirms that WEDC is the embodiment of the cronyism, corruption and incompetence of the Walker administration,” One Wisconsin Now’s Scot Ross told CMD. [Center for Media and Democracy]
State Big Business Lobby Discouraged State Economic Development Agency From Trying to Keep Major Corporation in Wisconsin … And Gov. Walker’s Administration Listened
It is appalling that Gov. Scott Walker’s WEDC would not do their job because a special interest lobby told them not to.