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"A year ago, Trump promised Carrier workers help. We're still waiting"

Mr Person

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Not that it will matter, but...



RE: Layoff of 700 workers from the Huntington plant, closure of Rexnord plant, outsourcing of another 91,000 jobs to overseas since Trump's election, Trump's failure to stop federal contractors from outsourcing overseas, general acceleration of outsourcing under Trump, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...lp-were-still-waiting/?utm_term=.7c3c98f12cd4

“I don’t think he’s really going to come through, even though I hoped he would,” one laid-off worker told me.


“He pulled a bait-and-switch on us,” another said.







Ya think? He pulled a bait & switch on the entirety of his base. You're just one little part of that. That's what you get when you vote a certain way simply because someone said words to you. And not one of you blue-collar workers is going to benefit from the tax cut package the GOP is pushing through.
 
Make America Great Again ...................... I have seen some toilet paper with that slogan printed on it but I think it said Made In China ..............
 
It looks like there is a good argument that this tax bill will accelerate that process.

Trump Tax Plan Gives Jobs Away to Robots and Will Increase Unemployment

President Donald Trump's tax reform plan would give a big break to robots.

The plan that Republicans call a "jobs bill" in fact encourages corporations to send work offshore and replace labor with machines, negating Trump's campaign promise to bring back American jobs.
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With the Full and Immediate Expensing provision, this bill will likely become known as the Trump Automation Act and hundreds of thousands will watch jobs evaporate to machines and foreign labor. Trump never said "America First" actually included the blue collars who voted for him.
 
Mr Person said:
Not that it will matter, but...



RE: Layoff of 700 workers from the Huntington plant, closure of Rexnord plant, outsourcing of another 91,000 jobs to overseas since Trump's election, Trump's failure to stop federal contractors from outsourcing overseas, general acceleration of outsourcing under Trump, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...lp-were-still-waiting/?utm_term=.7c3c98f12cd4

“I don’t think he’s really going to come through, even though I hoped he would,” one laid-off worker told me.


“He pulled a bait-and-switch on us,” another said.







Ya think? He pulled a bait & switch on the entirety of his base. You're just one little part of that. That's what you get when you vote a certain way simply because someone said words to you. And not one of you blue-collar workers is going to benefit from the tax cut package the GOP is pushing through.
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Didn't we have a big discussion on DP about why, in the minds of Trump supporters it was OK for Trump to outsource? IRONY/HYPOCRISY
 
Mr Person said:
Not that it will matter, but...



RE: Layoff of 700 workers from the Huntington plant, closure of Rexnord plant, outsourcing of another 91,000 jobs to overseas since Trump's election, Trump's failure to stop federal contractors from outsourcing overseas, general acceleration of outsourcing under Trump, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...lp-were-still-waiting/?utm_term=.7c3c98f12cd4

“I don’t think he’s really going to come through, even though I hoped he would,” one laid-off worker told me.


“He pulled a bait-and-switch on us,” another said.







Ya think? He pulled a bait & switch on the entirety of his base. You're just one little part of that. That's what you get when you vote a certain way simply because someone said words to you. And not one of you blue-collar workers is going to benefit from the tax cut package the GOP is pushing through.
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Bait and switches only work if you're pulling them on clueless people. Lucky for Trump he managed to identify millions of clueless people.

Well done, Trump supporters. Making America Great Again, my ass.
 
Oh look - another WaPo hit piece. Why?

So Trump like every other president doesn't have dictatorial powers. And?
 
tres borrachos said:
Bait and switches only work if you're pulling them on clueless people. Lucky for Trump he managed to identify millions of clueless people.

Well done, Trump supporters. Making America Great Again, my ass.
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Quite a case of confirmation bias you have there.
 
worksforpigs said:
Oh look - another WaPo hit piece. Why?

So Trump like every other president doesn't have dictatorial powers. And?
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worksforpigs said:
Quite a case of confirmation bias you have there.
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Are you claiming (without sources) that any of the following summarized factual points are false: "Layoff of 700 workers from the Huntington plant, closure of Rexnord plant, outsourcing of another 91,000 jobs to overseas since Trump's election, Trump's failure to stop federal contractors from outsourcing overseas, general acceleration of outsourcing under Trump, etc."

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Or are you just running interference for Trump; stinking up the room and hoping everyone leaves, as it were?
 
Mr Person said:
Not that it will matter, but...



RE: Layoff of 700 workers from the Huntington plant, closure of Rexnord plant, outsourcing of another 91,000 jobs to overseas since Trump's election, Trump's failure to stop federal contractors from outsourcing overseas, general acceleration of outsourcing under Trump, etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...lp-were-still-waiting/?utm_term=.7c3c98f12cd4

“I don’t think he’s really going to come through, even though I hoped he would,” one laid-off worker told me.


“He pulled a bait-and-switch on us,” another said.







Ya think? He pulled a bait & switch on the entirety of his base. You're just one little part of that. That's what you get when you vote a certain way simply because someone said words to you. And not one of you blue-collar workers is going to benefit from the tax cut package the GOP is pushing through.
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Did the Trump organization buy Carrier since he became President?

Why would the employees expect Trump to get their jobs back for them?

Isn't the management of Carrier responsible for that?
 
Mason66 said:
Did the Trump organization buy Carrier since he became President?

Why would the employees expect Trump to get their jobs back for them?

Isn't the management of Carrier responsible for that?
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Hmmm... so do you really not know about Trump's promises to Carrier or are you pretending to forget for purposes of dishonest snark?
 
Mr Person said:
Hmmm... so do you really not know about Trump's promises to Carrier or are you pretending to forget for purposes of dishonest snark?
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Any promise Trump made to Carrier workers would depend on the management of Carrier taking actions.

It is the management responsible for the plight of these workers, not Trump.
 
Mason66 said:
Any promise Trump made to Carrier workers would depend on the management of Carrier taking actions.

It is the management responsible for the plight of these workers, not Trump.
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Deflect, deflect, deflect.


Whatever.
 
"The Trump administration and Republican senators argue that more capital investment will increase worker productivity and wages ..."

How do people not know that "increased productivity" is code for "more automation"?
 
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