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  • Starbucks' nationwide bias training will use iPads

    apmkeapmke
    Nice to hear Starbucks will at least be wasting its employees’ time while using Apple’s superior mobile devices.
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  • Foxconn's Wisconsin presence 'a bunch of empty buildings,' far behind targets

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    JWSC said:

    Well, when you get politics involved in something that should be a business decision this is what happens.

    Foxconn could build a highly automated production facility in Wisconsin that could eek out OK margins on product.  Of course, that would defeat the whole ‘jobs’ program politicians want.  Hiring R&D type folk might be a better bet because the U.S. has a lot of talent in that department.

    But then Wisconsin has another problem to deal with.  Who amongst those R&D types wants to move to Wisconsin as opposed to living on the coasts?  Guys, you want those high tech jobs in your states?  Then do something to make them attractive to those types of people.  I’m talking lifestyle changes like a vibrant downtown, bikeways throughout the city, nearby bicycle and hiking trails, rafting and canoeing in the great outdoors (they’ve got a few lakes ya know).  Use your assets guys.  Promote them!

    I think low regulatory overhead and non-confiscatory taxes are more attractive to corporations than any of the things you’ve mentioned – not that bike paths and hiking trails are bad. By all means, offer and promote them. But if a state’s regulatory climate is actively hostile to business and founded on liberal policies that emphasize punitive taxation and regulation, all the bike paths and hiking trails in the world won’t be enough to draw in new companies.
    JWSC