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by lm28469 1832 days ago
What community ?

You can also think about the larger scale. We could open coal mines and gas/oil pipelines to create jobs, it would help your "community" in the near future but if we all continue to do that there won't be any community to care about in the distant future.

Also, with 5% of unemployment Germany is hardly in need of God Emperor Musk and his humanitarian help
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imtringued 1832 days ago
The factory was built in east Germany which is in need of more well paying jobs. Most existing German companies have set themselves up outside of east Germany and they aren't going to move for the sake of solidarity.
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lm28469 1832 days ago
Did you ever stop and consider why it was built so close to the Polish border ?

They're in need of a good PR move ("oh wow Berlin so cool") and cheap labor.

A company is a company is a company, they're not here to create job and support communities, wake up, this is ridiculous

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/building-delays-at-tesla-...

> Business Insider also reported on "undignified working conditions" at the construction site. Several Polish workers were quoted as saying they have to work 12 to 14 hours per day, Monday through Sunday. Despite corona contact restrictions, up to 350 workers are thought to be housed in a small hostel, with up to three people sleeping in small rooms. Furthermore, the research revealed that labourers at Tesla in Grünheide are allegedly being paid only €8.70 per hour, under Germany's €12.85 minimum wage for construction workers.

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