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swiftessence t1_iszeq3q wrote

Reply to comment by lukanz in BMW will build a $1.7 billion EV battery factory in South Carolina by Sorin61

Build back better has stipulations for products to be made in the United States for tax breaks. South Carolina has poor labor laws, unionization rates, and wages compared to most other areas in the United States. They are also on the Atlantic near ports with easier access to shipments to and from Europe.

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C-hound t1_it0o137 wrote

I'm from SC and I was shocked how much more I made in other parts of the country. The tradeoff is, in general the cost of living is much lower, so people don't think they're being lowballed even though they dodge potholes on the road after dropping their kids off at shitty schools. I have moved back and though I love my home I also loathe it in many ways. I'm angry at my state because I love it.

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Gsteel11 t1_it2db5y wrote

The red state delimia: low wages and low cost of living in an area that won't ever fully develop, and this will always have mostly subpar jobs and low standards of living.

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MissingNumeral t1_iszvcfw wrote

To add to this there’s an inland port only a few miles from there. The trains through here piss me right the fuck off

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juggarjew t1_it3a86b wrote

Leave it to a local to be pissed off about investment and a growing economy that benefits us all.

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