> When you add back the revenue that would be generated from 13,000 jobs the state will come out well ahead.
You haven't proved that statement. I calculate that the state will likely recoup it's taxes from personal income only if Foxconn hires 13,000 people for 20 years.
Edit: Showing math
20 years * 13,000 people * $70,000 average salary * 17% income tax is around $3 billion.
> To receive the state payments, Foxconn would essentially have to hire a sharply escalating number of workers, starting with at least 260 next year and rising to at least 5,200 in 2022 and at least 10,400 by 2027.
> Foxconn would have to pay a worker at least $30,000 a year to earn the incentives on that hire, with a required average salary for all workers of $53,900 annually. If Foxconn lies to the state, closes the plant or falls below certain jobs minimums, the company could have to repay some of the incentives.
You haven't proved that statement. I calculate that the state will likely recoup it's taxes from personal income only if Foxconn hires 13,000 people for 20 years.
Edit: Showing math
20 years * 13,000 people * $70,000 average salary * 17% income tax is around $3 billion.