davebugs
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- Joined
- Sep 15, 2003
- Location
- Pittsburgh suburb
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I am a loyal VW owner. Currently own 8.
Live not far from VW's New Stanton plant that built the original Rabbit. VW left here due to the unions - and that's coming form a German company!
Been computerizing manufacturers since 1980, mostly small to medium.
And ANY discussion of US manufacturing and how unions(for non-skilled folks) have ruined it will turn political very quickly.
Not sure this is ths place. But I got a lot of real world experience on how all this effects owners, future expansion plans, etc.
Within the past year I also passed on buying a manufacturing plant for almost 2 mil with 14 employees that's been in business over 100 years. Due to EPA/DEP wanting to punish current owners (easiest to find and bleed) rather than those responsibly for things done 100 years ago when noone cared. Then Obamacare, labor relations board, taxes, etc.
Seriousely. I live in the rust and union belt. And folks here still aren't bright enough to figure out why no new jobs come here.
I love the area. But for years I had to travel to find decent work. I used to think the generation behind would figure things out locally. I have lost that hope.
I think we need term limits for everyone and a flat tax. Think about it. All the power and money of lobbyists would go away. Knowing everyone had term limits they might actually start doing things good for the country and not just for next election(see Ethanol for instance).
I'm done now.
But if anyone would like to discuss this stuff and wants to give me a link to where I'd be interested. Not so much in theories but cause/effect stuff I've witnessed about what does and doesn't work to add jobs.
I've experienced all this. Not some overly educated, never had a real job, met a payroll kinda guy. Which turns political again - Obama has none of these folks in key positions or advisors - he's got academics. When he does court business it's large business with union workers.
We have to pay for all those gov't and union folks. Some folks understand that (like me) , some folks don't - think DC and the voters that put them there.
And while we're talking DC - lets make their pension/healthcare and our Social Security and Medicare the SAME program. No wonder they don't care what really happens to them.
Live not far from VW's New Stanton plant that built the original Rabbit. VW left here due to the unions - and that's coming form a German company!
Been computerizing manufacturers since 1980, mostly small to medium.
And ANY discussion of US manufacturing and how unions(for non-skilled folks) have ruined it will turn political very quickly.
Not sure this is ths place. But I got a lot of real world experience on how all this effects owners, future expansion plans, etc.
Within the past year I also passed on buying a manufacturing plant for almost 2 mil with 14 employees that's been in business over 100 years. Due to EPA/DEP wanting to punish current owners (easiest to find and bleed) rather than those responsibly for things done 100 years ago when noone cared. Then Obamacare, labor relations board, taxes, etc.
Seriousely. I live in the rust and union belt. And folks here still aren't bright enough to figure out why no new jobs come here.
I love the area. But for years I had to travel to find decent work. I used to think the generation behind would figure things out locally. I have lost that hope.
I think we need term limits for everyone and a flat tax. Think about it. All the power and money of lobbyists would go away. Knowing everyone had term limits they might actually start doing things good for the country and not just for next election(see Ethanol for instance).
I'm done now.
But if anyone would like to discuss this stuff and wants to give me a link to where I'd be interested. Not so much in theories but cause/effect stuff I've witnessed about what does and doesn't work to add jobs.
I've experienced all this. Not some overly educated, never had a real job, met a payroll kinda guy. Which turns political again - Obama has none of these folks in key positions or advisors - he's got academics. When he does court business it's large business with union workers.
We have to pay for all those gov't and union folks. Some folks understand that (like me) , some folks don't - think DC and the voters that put them there.
And while we're talking DC - lets make their pension/healthcare and our Social Security and Medicare the SAME program. No wonder they don't care what really happens to them.