The Marquette poll shows registered voters think public monies paid to Foxconn are not worth the enormous costs — 48 to 39 percent of registered voters think the state is paying more than the Foxconn plant is worth.
Reads the Poll release dated Sept 18
Forty-eight percent of registered voters think the state is paying more than the Foxconn plant is worth, while 39 percent think the plant will provide at least as much value as the state is investing in the plant. Thirteen percent say they don’t know if the plant will be worth it or not. In the August poll, 44 percent said the state was paying too much and 41 percent said it was worth it.
A 58 percent majority of registered voters statewide believe the Foxconn plant will substantially improve the economy of the greater Milwaukee area, while 31 percent do not think it will and 11 percent say they don’t know. In the August poll, 61 percent said the Milwaukee area would benefit while 27 percent did not think so.
When asked if businesses where the respondent lives will benefit from Foxconn, 33 percent say businesses will benefit directly from the Foxconn plant, while 54 percent say their local businesses will not benefit and 14 percent don’t know. In the August poll 32 percent said their local businesses would benefit, while 61 percent did not think so.
Gov. Scott Walker (R) has made Foxconn a central campaign plank as the administration continues to direct public monies to private corporations.
Pro-Foxconn ads by Walker seem ubiquitous, while Democratic Party nominee for governor, Tony Evers, refuses a position on Foxconn.
Evers changed his post-Primary election posture from no comment to, "we’ll hold Foxconn’s feet to the fire and make sure that Wisconsin is getting the best return on investment possible," (BizTimes, Mal Contends).
Weasel words and inept metaphors are the order of the day from Tony 'the Mush' Evers, holding Foxconn's feet to the fire and getting the best return on investment possible are not serious issue positions.
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