Mike Easley
Mike Easley is the Democratic Governor of North Carolina. The day I was leaving from the US, I heard him on WUNC talking about the recent decision by Lenovo to hire 400 people in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area.
He was crowing about how these were all high-paying jobs at an average of $70,000 each. He said that this was the future for North Carolina, with low paying textiles/furniture jobs on their way out !
Sounds great doesnt it !
The only problem is, Easley neglected to mention the subsidy the state was giving Lenovo - 9 Million dollars (22,500 Dollars per employee).
And what does the 22,500 represent ?
The difference in pay (roughly) between a skilled IT worker in India and the US.
Oops.
He was crowing about how these were all high-paying jobs at an average of $70,000 each. He said that this was the future for North Carolina, with low paying textiles/furniture jobs on their way out !
Sounds great doesnt it !
The only problem is, Easley neglected to mention the subsidy the state was giving Lenovo - 9 Million dollars (22,500 Dollars per employee).
And what does the 22,500 represent ?
The difference in pay (roughly) between a skilled IT worker in India and the US.
Oops.
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