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In reply to the discussion: One GM Plant Closing in the US Means Very Little to the Company [View all]Javaman
(62,444 posts)3. uh huh, right. tell that to the people who just lost their jobs. nt
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Five are closing, and that means a hell of a lot to the people who are working there.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Nov 2018
#1
Don't forget impacts to the parts distributors, logistics, local restaurants, gas stations, etc.
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2018
#20
I think the protestations in the thread are more about the impact to the workers
BumRushDaShow
Nov 2018
#18
I think after Detroit went bust, auto companies started shifting their paradigm of production
ProudLib72
Nov 2018
#23
Who is arguing, from the perspective of the company, this is the end of the world?
LanternWaste
Nov 2018
#34
I love how Trump claims to be anti-global - but keeps saying "they're coming back"
hexola
Nov 2018
#7
The damn fool talks about globalization as evil, but he has businesses all over the globe. The guy
RKP5637
Nov 2018
#11
Try telling the 14,000 or so people losing their jobs how "very little" it means.
WillowTree
Nov 2018
#8
Thanks for sharing corporate logic with us. What's one plant closing in the US anyway? It's of...
brush
Nov 2018
#17
Warren Ohio will be devestated...there are not many jobs and now there will be fewer...so can we
Demsrule86
Nov 2018
#24
Probably not in Warren itself, no; people will need to move closer in to Youngstown or Pittsburgh
Recursion
Nov 2018
#28
Off subject a bit, but the rise in Health Care jobs is often hospice, home-care type jobs
libdem4life
Nov 2018
#31
Youngstown is 15 minutes from Warren...and Pittsburgh is over an hour over some of the worst
Demsrule86
Nov 2018
#36
Not every person can be a nurse or whatever...did you miss the part where I told you one of our
Demsrule86
Nov 2018
#40
Isn't this the deal that The Cretin was "demanding" that they stay in the US?
libdem4life
Nov 2018
#29
What amazes me is that his brand is global, yet he seems to understand nothing about
ProudLib72
Nov 2018
#32