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(4,352 posts) Fri Jul 6, 2018, 01:26 PM Jul 2018

Trump, Ryan, and Walker Want to Seize Wisconsin Homes to Build a Foxconn Plant

More of the story explained here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-foxconn-protest-groundbreaking-st-0629-story.html

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Trump, Ryan, and Walker Want to Seize Wisconsin Homes to Build a Foxconn Plant (Original Post) blue-wave Jul 2018 OP

Glad someone has started to report on Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #1

Foxconn is a big, successful company and can afford to buy the property it needs. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #2

K & R. Good report on serious issues- water, pollution, taking appalachiablue Jul 2018 #3

I feel really bad for these people. Doreen Jul 2018 #4

Excellent reporting cp Jul 2018 #5

Wonder how many of the 50% Trump voters in that County are effected by this?? Bengus81 Jul 2018 #6

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. Glad someone has started to report on

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2018, 01:30 PM

Jul 2018

real effect of Walker/Ryan/Trump 5 billion dollar give away. And these three have attacked Eminent Domain as criminal.

Sophia4

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2. Foxconn is a big, successful company and can afford to buy the property it needs.

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Fri Jul 6, 2018, 02:02 PM

Jul 2018

This town should not be taking homes from citizens through the eminent domain process in order to aid a private corporation with private owners.

Another case of Republican hypocrisy.

No one is interfering. Foxconn could go to a city where there is a big labor pool and lots of inexpensive land and buy enough property to build its factory.

(Detroit, Michigan comes to mind, but what do I know.)

This is the face of corruption ruining people's lives.

It is more socialist than anything Democrats support.

appalachiablue

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3. K & R. Good report on serious issues- water, pollution, taking

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Fri Jul 6, 2018, 02:11 PM

Jul 2018

homes through eminent domain and giant incentives for Foxconn from taxes. Glad to see the coalition of 40 groups rally to oppose Foxconn development including the 'Raging Grannies' and politicians.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

4. I feel really bad for these people.

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Fri Jul 6, 2018, 02:34 PM

Jul 2018

I had a friend who voted for trump because she blamed property problems on Democrats and was sure that trump would protect them. I shook my head as she spouted off how trump would make damn sure that her property would remain hers and she would get to make all decisions pertaining to it. I wonder how she is feeling now? I also wonder how many of those people there voted for trump.

cp

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5. Excellent reporting

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Fri Jul 6, 2018, 03:19 PM

Jul 2018

Another facet of the Wanker travesty. Wisconsin taxpayers on the hook for $4.5 Billion, for a Taiwanese company's profits.

Bengus81

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6. Wonder how many of the 50% Trump voters in that County are effected by this??

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Fri Jul 6, 2018, 04:04 PM

Jul 2018

I would hope ALL of them but boy...bet they've found a new buddy in Dems for the time being. Dems clean up the MESS and the WRONG DOING then they pull a lever AGAIN for a Republican.

Eminent domain is for the betterment of the entire community. Making $1000.00 iPhones does NOT fit that description unless Trump and his asshat buddies think EVERYONE is dying for an iphone.

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