Wisconsin goes big to lure a factory. Critics say it doesn’t make sense.

Tax breaks worth $3 billion draw a giant Foxconn plant for up to 13,000 workers to make display screens. But economists question the math of an arms race for jobs, and say it advantages big firms at the expense of startups.

Simon Montlake
@sjmontlake

https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2017/0927/Wisconsin-goes-big-to-lure-a-factory.-Critics-say-it-doesn-t-make-sense