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eppur_se_muova

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7. Haiti ?? Seems a bit unlikely. Baxter has long had a major investment in Puerto Rico.

Reply to arlyellowdog (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 16, 2024, 08:20 AM

Oct 16

A much more stable gov't, obviously, and big tax breaks for pharma and other corps that invest in the Territory.

They were knocked out of production by Hurricane Maria, but got back into production mode within days. They had hurricane preparedness plans in place in PR, including backup Diesel generators. Unlikely they had as extensive preparations in NC, unfortunately. Nobody really expected a hurricane to hit the area so hard.