The blowback to Nike's decision to pull Betsy Ross American flag sneakers didn't take long. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on Tuesday said he's rescinding financial incentives recently offered to the maker of athletic shoes to build a $185 million plant and bring 500 jobs to the state.
The governor, a Republican, made his move a day after the Goodyear City Council unanimously approved Nike's plan to build its third U.S. manufacturing plant, making Nike Air shoes in the suburb of Phoenix. The city agreed to waive nearly $1 million in plan-review and permit fees and reimburse Nike another $1 million for the jobs created, according to local media reports.
As the deal was approved, Nike separately decided against releasing the Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July, "as it featured the old version of the American flag," the company told CBS News in a statement.
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14 comments:
Good
Thank you, Governor! More pushback needed from consumers and politicians.
Agreed!
Good but that's like 2 cent for Nike ... The real question is y NIKE needs a $ discount ?.
I think a corporate tax increase for the state is in order. A big one. Make them pay for their anti American crap.
nike needs a discount to give their ceo's a bonus, just like many other big companies exercising corporate greed
Say what you want about Nike, this gov is ridiculous for weighing in. Since when does it make since for the state to make economic and financial policy decisions based on flavor of the day news articles? Then folks like you go on and cheer. No wonder the government is in the shape it is in
5:31
Maybe the Gov is being cautious. Why give a company money to build in your state if you think their company is going to suffer in sales and close the plant the tax payers paid for.
Whatever, the real solution is to boycott anything Nike. My wife and I plan to and Colin should be treated for what he is, an anti American, anti democratic, anti establishment radical coddled punk. To think, a giant in the footwear industry to cowtow to this punk and pander to a minority. I would hope their shareholders would be outraged and demand an apology to America and the slander against the constitution and in particular the namesake, Betsy Ross.
Like Soros .
Do not buy Nike.
Nike who?😤
550 BULL. I shouldn't even honor your reply with a response. You guys really should stop making up your own narratives and go with the facts. Go back an reread the Gov's quotes. Sheesh
You're right 5:31, Arizona has no business giving nike a $1 million tax break incentive to build there
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