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by _ea1k 858 days ago
I'm not sure if I agree, tbh. You've certainly brought up some good cases of failures, but what about:

Tesla in Sparks NV, BMW in Greer SC, or Mercedes in Alabama and SC? It seems like those have more than paid for themselves by now. In at least one of those cases, they've had huge regional impacts.
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itsoktocry 858 days ago
>Tesla in Sparks NV

Ironically, you go to the website and there's a fake image of the factory, based on previous promises.

I can't speak to the others, but I'm sure there's some positive outliers!

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_ea1k 858 days ago
Why assume they are outliers? It seems like there are more successes than failures, just that the failures get attention.
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itsoktocry 857 days ago
>Why assume they are outliers?

Because when the government hands tax money over to profitable companies to "create jobs", you are inherently distorting the market.

>It seems like there are more successes than failures

Maybe, but I'm skeptical.

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