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In reply to the discussion: Elon Musk erupts over California plan that could cut Tesla from EV tax credit [View all]Bluetus
(604 posts)and there can be some legal issues if states take actions against companies for behavior that doesn't actually occur within the state. Having said that, I am very much in favor of the blue states joining to apply maximum pressure against these billionaires and rogue corporations that are directly attack our democratic system of government by interfering in elections. Here is what I think COULD hold up to a federal challenge:
The solid blue states (CA, IL, OR, WA, NY, NJ, MA, MD, VA, etc.) form a consortium to guide public investment. The purpose would be to establish a set of corporate standards companies must meet NATIONALLY in order to qualify for any state government contracts, grants, partnerships, tax abatement or any other assistance. There could be multiple factors that would go into the rating of each entity, but some of the factors could be:
* Support for unions and fair pay/workplace practices
* Commitment to decarbonization
* Commitment to living wage
* Requirement to fully utilize existing work forces, especially within the consortium states, before seeking any foreign worker visas
* Limits on executive total compensation (including fringe benefits, options, and other compensation) to no more than 150X the average worker salary throughout the entity. (Note that Musk is about 100,000x the average Tesla worker.)
* No corporate funds spent on election funding, and some objective limit on the amount of lobbying
* and so on
Rules like this would immediately eliminate the worst offenders, yet be completely objective, not singling out any particular company.
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