Comments on: Factory jobs quickly become a thing of the past http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/ African-American culture, news commentary, politics Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: LLR http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comment-4377 LLR Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:25:17 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comment-4377 <b>With this in mind, this is also why the consistent raising of the minimum wage gives folks very little incentive to move out of the dependent class and into more secure professions.</b> Don’t forget about the tons of regulations, unions, legal climates, and benefits that gov’t is hitting them with. MS is getting a huge Toyota plant. A few years ago Toyota looked at MS, but said that out legal climate wasn’t up to par. The legislature went to work, passed some laws and when Toyota came looking this year, they picked us. It’s coming up less than an hour from my house with jobs averaging around $20 an hour. That’s real good money in our area because of the low cost of living. Let’s also not forget about the tons of other business that it will bring with it. With this in mind, this is also why the consistent raising of the minimum wage gives folks very little incentive to move out of the dependent class and into more secure professions.

Don’t forget about the tons of regulations, unions, legal climates, and benefits that gov’t is hitting them with.

MS is getting a huge Toyota plant. A few years ago Toyota looked at MS, but said that out legal climate wasn’t up to par. The legislature went to work, passed some laws and when Toyota came looking this year, they picked us. It’s coming up less than an hour from my house with jobs averaging around $20 an hour. That’s real good money in our area because of the low cost of living. Let’s also not forget about the tons of other business that it will bring with it.

]]> By: Duane http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comment-4376 Duane Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:18:23 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comment-4376 Try convincing folks (nix that, convince yourself) that you would be willing to pay higher prices for many of the products we use. My wife and I had a great conversation with a owner of a mattress company in our area (he is a supplier for the Ritz Carlton hotel chain and he ships to other countries). Out of all the beds we tried over the past week or so, his beds are just awesome. He told us about how the market is being flooded with cheap imports from China that look like his beds, but use cheaper material. He told us how many of the local chains will make a mint off of these cheaper brands because most folks are not going to pay $2000+ for a bed (we saw this happen first hand). Same goes for clothes, toys, electronics, etc. The West has tasted the drug of cheaper price over national pride and is not going back. Try convincing folks (nix that, convince yourself) that you would be willing to pay higher prices for many of the products we use.

My wife and I had a great conversation with a owner of a mattress company in our area (he is a supplier for the Ritz Carlton hotel chain and he ships to other countries). Out of all the beds we tried over the past week or so, his beds are just awesome. He told us about how the market is being flooded with cheap imports from China that look like his beds, but use cheaper material. He told us how many of the local chains will make a mint off of these cheaper brands because most folks are not going to pay $2000+ for a bed (we saw this happen first hand). Same goes for clothes, toys, electronics, etc.

The West has tasted the drug of cheaper price over national pride and is not going back.

]]> By: Saudia http://blackinformant.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comment-4375 Saudia Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:52:39 +0000 http://blackinformant.com/2007/04/25/factory-jobs-quickly-become-a-thing-of-the-past/#comment-4375 It can work if we begin to penalize these companies for go to other countries. If we begin taxing them they will come back just to aviod the heavy cost. Also we as consumers can take a stand and not support these companies once they leave. It can work if we begin to penalize these companies for go to other countries. If we begin taxing them they will come back just to aviod the heavy cost. Also we as consumers can take a stand and not support these companies once they leave.

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