> If only every "country-simple" had a wise Californian
Or quite literally any banker or lawyer who has negotiated such deals before.
The person on the company’s side has done this dozens of times. The person negotiating for the city has not. At some point, that asymmetry should become apparent.
The deal wasn’t done in good faith. It made as much sense as digging dirt with golden shovels. Walker, Trump and Ryan didn’t need lawyers or bankers. They needed the confidence of grandma and grandpa.
I wouldn’t pay a cent. Foxconn isn’t delivering on its promise. Put the money towards something that will matter. UW funding cuts should be reversed. Build some infrastructure (e.g. fiber, bike trails, high speed rail, solar and wind) and get Wisconsin moving forward.
As big of a bungle as Foxconn was/is, everyone in California knows that Prop 13 has been a disaster of far larger proportion, and no one does anything about it.
