Donald Trump isn’t the only US politician the box billionaire has supported.
On September 19, in a large cardboard-box factory in central Pennsylvania, Visy Industries executive chairman Anthony Pratt and governor Josh Shapiro held what looked like just another dull-but-worthy press conference to promise a big financial injection into the local economy.
That day, Shapiro’s office issued a press release stating: “Pratt Industries Invests $500 Million in Pennsylvania to Create Hundreds of New Jobs.” In reality, the Melbourne-based Pratt had promised the money over 10 years, an annual increase only two percentage points above a growth forecast for parcels shipped in the US.The jobs prediction seemed stretched too. Said to be worth $US500 million , the factory employs some 200 people.
In August, famed party strategist James Carville listed Shapiro, a trained lawyer, as one of several “staggeringly talented politicians” who could lead the party in the post-Joe Biden era.As Australia’s richest Jew, Pratt must have been aware of Shapiro’s history-making potential.is owned by News Corp. Rupert Murdoch’s niece, Penny Fowler, is on the Visy advisory board.)
Public records show the Atlanta-based Pratt Industries received $US68 million in federal and state subsidies and discount loans over the past 22 years.
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