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Originally Posted by piece-itpete
They pay well Rob, and around here anyway the state gives big money to the 'medium two' (  ) to stay put and expand. |
There are a lot of hidden percs the southern states like Alabama, South Carolina and Kentucky have given the foreign manufacturers for locating in their states, everything from giving them free tax-free land to building the highways that run past it.
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It's the crazy bennies. Last contract, one concession was they gave up the day after Easter as a holiday.
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Well, they've cut their wages and benefits to the point where they can't getaway with more. All they have left is to nickel and dime the workers around the edges by taking away little things like paid days off.
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I didn't know some folks got that day. I've never even heard of it.
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And you never will again.
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I agree, Japan is no slouch and we should be very careful. I vote for full reciprocity regarding trade.
Pete
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If you're talking about tariff and such it's kinda too late for the car companies. How do you put an import tariff on something built here by a foreign company?
John