Endicott Interconnect Technologies Inc.'s quote on opening a production site in China: "'It will be a positive thing' for area, company says." Except for one BIG thing: The taxpayers of New York state, Broome County and the local people of Endicott gave them all the enormous tax breaks and other huge perks that allowed them to buy and operate after taking over the former IBM location and personnel.

What happened to our local economy? It certainly is not going to have a BIG impact here except to see local American workers slowly and surely become a non-existent work force. CEO Jim McNamara Jr. and his high-paid local cronies stand to pad their already full pockets even more, thanks to the Chinese economy and low wages workers will be paid.

What happened to all the promises and big speeches that were made when EI received all the New York state wealth and push from our very honorable Sen. Tom Libous? Where is he now when EI is sending a massive amount of "American technology and labor" offshore to a country that can't even keep the exported food source clean and uncontaminated!

Wake up, New York state taxpayers -- it is your money that made EI a business to start with. Now it's your money that is building an economy in China, which is a positive thing for the Chinese economy and a death sentence for ours here in New York state and Broome County.

Our U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, state Sen. Libous and the rest of our state, county and local politicians need to take a stand and address this EI move and pull any and all funding and tax relief support. Contact them and make your voice heard.