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TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter

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JohnJamesRambo ◴[15 May 21 01:09 UTC] No.27161334[source]▶
I have no knowledge of the situation, why did they choose Arizona?
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mediaman ◴[15 May 21 01:28 UTC] No.27161454[source]▶
Interestingly this came as a loss to Washington, where there is already a significant fab owned by TSMC called WaferTech. Their facility is on the WA side of the Portland suburbs.

Many felt WA was in the running because of the talent already there.

This caused concerns that the future of the WaferTech fab facility is dimmer than before, since it probably makes less sense to pump billions more into it in the future.

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bpodgursky ◴[15 May 21 02:01 UTC] No.27161611[source]▶
I live in WA and I don't blame them. The state government is not on a pro-business bent right now; most of the discussion is about how to make corporations pay their "fair share".

(also, the gross receipts tax is... pretty dumb)

If there's a more business-friendly state, absolutely would take it in a heartbeat.

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1. 0134340 ◴[15 May 21 02:40 UTC] No.27161828[source]▶
Are you saying it's not fair in comparison to individuals? Is it any more than individuals pay (see graph) [0]? Because I see so many complaints here about poor businesses and the taxes they do (don't) pay. Don't forget that businesses need people, it's a symbiotic relationship, one isn't more important than the other.

0: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikepatton/2015/10/31/a-brief-h...