Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
It isn’t really that complicated, but Illinois and Chicago Dems just don’t get it. Talk to any business location consultant and they all tell you the same thing: property and income taxes, low crime, good transportation, available skilled workers, available affordable housing for those workers, good health care, good public education, cultural options and low government regulatory environment. You really don’t need an MBA to understand this, but you do need to have the desire to provide those attributes, which is what is lacking in Illinois.