"Here Seattle spent $MM on infrastructure to persuade Boeing to keep manufacturing in the state. Boeing then shipped a lot of the assembly, for models which coincidentally have a high rate of falling out the sky, to another state that has lower wages, no unions and lower taxes."
That should scream that Boeing was moving due to reasons that WA wasn't addressing. The first and almost only play in a politician's book is to throw money at something. The problem is that many times money isn't the issue or just adds to the problem. The US doesn't need to pay for EV chargers, they need to streamline the permit/approval process so private companies can install and turn them on. The State and Federal politicians make statements about going "green" or "sustainable" or whatever the current buzzword is and at the local level they add roadblocks.