The Michigan legislature approved a $1 billion spending plan on Oct. 5, with $846 million going to a Chinese company specializing in EV batteries, but it would be more beneficial to use these funds for local infrastructure, according to Charlie LeDuff, a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist.
LeDuff characterized the deal as corporate socialism, which he said is the government is picking who will win, who will be the source of manufacturing, and who will make a profit.
