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Samsung offered tax rebates for 30 years to build $17bn chip plant in Texas

Pascal Monett Silver badge
Facepalm

I knew it

I've been saying since the first El Reg article that massive tax rebates were part of the deal.

Not that it was so difficult to guess.

I checked Taylor out on Google Earth. Not a river in sight for 200km around (the circle ruler is a great tool).

Great place to build a monster chip-making plant that is going to need millions of gallons of water every day.

I actually hope that they do build that plant. It'll be fun hearing about how it's only working at 25% capacity because of drought.

It'll also be fun hearing about the massive layoffs due to inactivity (well, not for those laid off, obviously).

And the best fun will be to hear about how the local council defends their choice in the middle of the disaster that they are bringing upon themselves.

Because whatever happens and however well that plant does run, one thing is certain : in 30 years, Samsung is shutting it down.

And after 30 years, they'll have a gold-plated excuse : it's obsolete and too expensive to upgrade.

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