Who Dreams This Stuff Up

[Offthemat]

POSTED ON MARCH 10, 2024 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN CONGRESS, DIVERSITY, ECONOMY, INCLUSION, PROGRESSIVES AND PROGRESSIVISM, RACIAL PREFERENCES

DEI DESTROYS CHIPS

DEI (racial and other quotas) is intrinsically evil. At The Hill, Matt Cole and Chris Nicholson reveal a shocking, practical downside to DEI hysteria: “DEI killed the CHIPS Act.” 

The issue is critical because Taiwan now produces 90% of the world’s advanced microchips, and China has indicated its intention to annex Taiwan in the near future. So the CHIPS Act sought to incentivize chip production in the U.S. Unfortunately, that isn’t what is happening.

Handouts abound. There’s plenty for the left—requirements that chipmakers submit detailed plans to educate, employ, and train lots of women and people of color, as well as “justice-involved individuals,” more commonly known as ex-cons. There’s plenty for the right—veterans and members of rural communities find their way into the typical DEI definition of minorities. …
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Because equity is so critical, the makers of humanity’s most complex technology must rely on local labor and apprentices from all those underrepresented groups, as [the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company] discovered to its dismay.

Tired of delays at its first fab, the company flew in 500 employees from Taiwan. This angered local workers, since the implication was that they weren’t skilled enough. With CHIPS grants at risk, TSMC caved in December, agreeing to rely on those workers and invest more in training them. A month later, it postponed its second Arizona fab.

Now TSMC has revealed plans to build a second fab in Japan. Its first, which broke ground in 2021, is about to begin production. TSMC has learned that when the Japanese promise money, they actually give it, and they allow it to use competent workers. TSMC is also sampling Germany’s chip subsidies, as is Intel.

It isn’t only TSMC that is being stymied by DEI:

Intel is also building fabs in Poland and Israel, which means it would rather risk Russian aggression and Hamas rockets over dealing with America’s DEI regime. Samsung is pivoting toward making its South Korean homeland the semiconductor superpower after Taiwan falls.

In short, the world’s best chipmakers are tired of being pawns in the CHIPS Act’s political games. They’ve quietly given up on America. …

[C]hipmakers have to make sure they hire plenty of female construction workers, even though less than 10 percent of U.S. construction workers are women. They also have to ensure childcare for the female construction workers and engineers who don’t exist yet. They have to remove degree requirements and set “diverse hiring slate policies,” which sounds like code for quotas. They must create plans to do all this with “close and ongoing coordination with on-the-ground stakeholders.”

No wonder Intel politely postponed its Columbus fab and started planning one in Ireland.

Access to microchips is a national security issue, as well as being fundamental to a modern economy. And yet Congressional majorities care more about DEI shibboleths and feeding pork to their constituencies than about American security and prosperity. Of course, that isn’t really an irony. The whole point of DEI is hating America, and if it imperils our security and our prosperity, so much the better.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/dei-destroys-chips.php

[ThreePointTakedown]

1 hour ago, Offthemat said:

POSTED ON MARCH 10, 2024 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN CONGRESS, DIVERSITY, ECONOMY, INCLUSION, PROGRESSIVES AND PROGRESSIVISM, RACIAL PREFERENCES

DEI DESTROYS CHIPS

DEI (racial and other quotas) is intrinsically evil. At The Hill, Matt Cole and Chris Nicholson reveal a shocking, practical downside to DEI hysteria: “DEI killed the CHIPS Act.” 

The issue is critical because Taiwan now produces 90% of the world’s advanced microchips, and China has indicated its intention to annex Taiwan in the near future. So the CHIPS Act sought to incentivize chip production in the U.S. Unfortunately, that isn’t what is happening.

Handouts abound. There’s plenty for the left—requirements that chipmakers submit detailed plans to educate, employ, and train lots of women and people of color, as well as “justice-involved individuals,” more commonly known as ex-cons. There’s plenty for the right—veterans and members of rural communities find their way into the typical DEI definition of minorities. …
***
Because equity is so critical, the makers of humanity’s most complex technology must rely on local labor and apprentices from all those underrepresented groups, as [the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company] discovered to its dismay.

Tired of delays at its first fab, the company flew in 500 employees from Taiwan. This angered local workers, since the implication was that they weren’t skilled enough. With CHIPS grants at risk, TSMC caved in December, agreeing to rely on those workers and invest more in training them. A month later, it postponed its second Arizona fab.

Now TSMC has revealed plans to build a second fab in Japan. Its first, which broke ground in 2021, is about to begin production. TSMC has learned that when the Japanese promise money, they actually give it, and they allow it to use competent workers. TSMC is also sampling Germany’s chip subsidies, as is Intel.

It isn’t only TSMC that is being stymied by DEI:

Intel is also building fabs in Poland and Israel, which means it would rather risk Russian aggression and Hamas rockets over dealing with America’s DEI regime. Samsung is pivoting toward making its South Korean homeland the semiconductor superpower after Taiwan falls.

In short, the world’s best chipmakers are tired of being pawns in the CHIPS Act’s political games. They’ve quietly given up on America. …

[C]hipmakers have to make sure they hire plenty of female construction workers, even though less than 10 percent of U.S. construction workers are women. They also have to ensure childcare for the female construction workers and engineers who don’t exist yet. They have to remove degree requirements and set “diverse hiring slate policies,” which sounds like code for quotas. They must create plans to do all this with “close and ongoing coordination with on-the-ground stakeholders.”

No wonder Intel politely postponed its Columbus fab and started planning one in Ireland.

Access to microchips is a national security issue, as well as being fundamental to a modern economy. And yet Congressional majorities care more about DEI shibboleths and feeding pork to their constituencies than about American security and prosperity. Of course, that isn’t really an irony. The whole point of DEI is hating America, and if it imperils our security and our prosperity, so much the better.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/03/dei-destroys-chips.php

Sorry but this opinion piece is not credible. Digging just a bit the examples that it sites are not accurate to back up their point. The assumptions they are treating as fact do not lend credence to the idea of the piece. There are no sources from the companies themselves. 

Examples: 

Google AI, did not 'refuse' to draw certain historical figures

Biden announces $: 'Industry, lawmakers worry semiconductor production could take years because of negotiations, permitting and worker shortages' This could be a reason, don't you think?

Cancelled projects: 'Construction on two factories now slated to be finished in late 2026 as company also waits for government incentives' Gov't incentives slow, but they also cite slowing chips market. Interesting that gets left out. 

TSMC: Delay in Arizona project. Delays happen. Considering they announced the project the same year the bill was passed. They may have not done their homework. Also, TSMC is investing $40b instead of $12 they were initially going to spend. That's better!

Samsung: 'Samsung is apparently scaling back its Texas operation due to uncertain financial factors, including CHIPS Act subsidies and the global economy.' Do they mention those in the article? Nope, sure don't. Almost as if they left them out to shape a narrative, who woulda thunk it. 

Interpret: 'Any firm seeking a chip grant of more than $150 million must submit an employee child-care plan “in tandem with community stakeholders,” which means unions and progressive groups.' I love that they label 'Progressive groups' as pro-child care! This article is a joke. Can't stop smiling at this idiocy. 

Justice-involved: Link to department of labor page describing terms. Yawn. Before that it states as outrageous that companies will have to submit plans to train, educate, and employ 'LOTS' of women! Is this seriously trying to say that women are the problem here and not the morons that believe this crap? 

Bragged: sure did! Any re-dumb-licans brag about money from a bill they voted against? 

500 employees flown: No confirmation if they were sent or arrived. Convenient. But that TSMC agreed to send fewer employees with more specialized skills, if necessary. All to resolve the conflict of hurt feelings. Who are the snowflakes again? In Arizona no less? Risky. 

Japan: A company is trying to teach you a lesson in diversity. You should listen. 

Germany: And inclusion. Own goal! 

(Break for intermission): This is fun. 

Poland: If you had the capacity to feel embarrassed for believing any of this crap, I hope its kicking in now. 

Israel: You can't make this up. Complaining that companies are running from America's DEI requirements(they aren't) are diversifying their chip output in other countries. Not mad, just disappointed. 

Next few paragraphs don't have links. Interesting they have no evidence of their claims. Par for the course I guess.

Ireland: Intel investing in facility in Ireland because of the EU version of the CHIPS act. BAHAHAHAHAHA!

HBCU: Considering every issue the government has been doing that has been mentioned in this article is negative. I am guessing they feel a program for HBCU schools to help 'Build a Skilled and Diverse Workforce in Producing Semiconductors' is bad. This author is awful close to being a bigot. Would hate for that to be true or of a reader that believes this mess. 

CHIPS 2.0: Is a department head bragging about a program that is trying to fix a complicated problem. 

So to wrap up, this is whining whiner who whines about not being able to reject people based on how they look or where they were born or how much money they had growing up. They are a clown. 

Thanks for reading. 

PS. I think posting this and acting as if it is true, was a lazy. BOOOO!

[Husker_Du]

You're missing the bigger picture - DEI is a bloated, bureaucratic nightmare. which was quite predictable.

and if you don't believe me, look up how many DEI departments/programs are already being canned. 

[Offthemat]

2 hours ago, ThreePointTakedown said:

Sorry but this opinion piece is not credible. Digging just a bit the examples that it sites are not accurate to back up their point. The assumptions they are treating as fact do not lend credence to the idea of the piece. There are no sources from the companies themselves. 

Examples: 

Google AI, did not 'refuse' to draw certain historical figures

Biden announces $: 'Industry, lawmakers worry semiconductor production could take years because of negotiations, permitting and worker shortages' This could be a reason, don't you think?

Cancelled projects: 'Construction on two factories now slated to be finished in late 2026 as company also waits for government incentives' Gov't incentives slow, but they also cite slowing chips market. Interesting that gets left out. 

TSMC: Delay in Arizona project. Delays happen. Considering they announced the project the same year the bill was passed. They may have not done their homework. Also, TSMC is investing $40b instead of $12 they were initially going to spend. That's better!

Samsung: 'Samsung is apparently scaling back its Texas operation due to uncertain financial factors, including CHIPS Act subsidies and the global economy.' Do they mention those in the article? Nope, sure don't. Almost as if they left them out to shape a narrative, who woulda thunk it. 

Interpret: 'Any firm seeking a chip grant of more than $150 million must submit an employee child-care plan “in tandem with community stakeholders,” which means unions and progressive groups.' I love that they label 'Progressive groups' as pro-child care! This article is a joke. Can't stop smiling at this idiocy. 

Justice-involved: Link to department of labor page describing terms. Yawn. Before that it states as outrageous that companies will have to submit plans to train, educate, and employ 'LOTS' of women! Is this seriously trying to say that women are the problem here and not the morons that believe this crap? 

Bragged: sure did! Any re-dumb-licans brag about money from a bill they voted against? 

500 employees flown: No confirmation if they were sent or arrived. Convenient. But that TSMC agreed to send fewer employees with more specialized skills, if necessary. All to resolve the conflict of hurt feelings. Who are the snowflakes again? In Arizona no less? Risky. 

Japan: A company is trying to teach you a lesson in diversity. You should listen. 

Germany: And inclusion. Own goal! 

(Break for intermission): This is fun. 

Poland: If you had the capacity to feel embarrassed for believing any of this crap, I hope its kicking in now. 

Israel: You can't make this up. Complaining that companies are running from America's DEI requirements(they aren't) are diversifying their chip output in other countries. Not mad, just disappointed. 

Next few paragraphs don't have links. Interesting they have no evidence of their claims. Par for the course I guess.

Ireland: Intel investing in facility in Ireland because of the EU version of the CHIPS act. BAHAHAHAHAHA!

HBCU: Considering every issue the government has been doing that has been mentioned in this article is negative. I am guessing they feel a program for HBCU schools to help 'Build a Skilled and Diverse Workforce in Producing Semiconductors' is bad. This author is awful close to being a bigot. Would hate for that to be true or of a reader that believes this mess. 

CHIPS 2.0: Is a department head bragging about a program that is trying to fix a complicated problem. 

So to wrap up, this is whining whiner who whines about not being able to reject people based on how they look or where they were born or how much money they had growing up. They are a clown. 

Thanks for reading. 

PS. I think posting this and acting as if it is true, was a lazy. BOOOO!

What does any of that have to do with the price of tea in China?