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In reply to the discussion: Factory Closing Bad News for Small Missouri Town [View all]countryjake
(8,554 posts)7. I doubt that calling soon-to-be-unemployed factory workers...
"dumb-asses", as you do, would ever do much to sway them, as far as voting any which way is concerned. This plant from the OP is closing now, not in 2016. Does that mean anything to you, at all?
I'd imagine that most there, who no longer have any options left with the closing of this shop, aren't really concerned with which team they should rah rah for come Nov. But food, shelter, and clothing, do come to mind, as what they most likely are worrying over.
Desperate people are found all over this country, in red and blue states.
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Voting for those whose policies would destroy one's livelihood is being a dumb a$$.
SammyWinstonJack
Jan 2012
#77
Outsourcing is America's way of sacrificing our livelihood to help the world's poor! <sarcasm>
Zalatix
Jan 2012
#93
Neither I, you, nor anybody else here even knows who the "dumb-asses" are supposed to be,
Romulox
Jan 2012
#45
I agree with you. Having lived in red areas for many, many years, and hearing them complain
TwilightGardener
Jan 2012
#35
As I've said, I feel bad for Democratic voters in red areas, especially those who lose their jobs
TwilightGardener
Jan 2012
#42
Reading comprehension not your bag, eh? I assume there's Democrats, liberals, the apolitical, and
TwilightGardener
Jan 2012
#49
?? When a given area predominantly votes for Republicans, it's safe to assume they
TwilightGardener
Jan 2012
#52
Your comments, below, tend to take some of the bite out of your critique of globalism.
Romulox
Jan 2012
#33
You seem a bad spokesperson for the "interests" of US factory workers. That's all. nt
Romulox
Jan 2012
#32
Bzzt. Check the cash on AAPL's balance sheet, the price of their products, and report back.
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2012
#46
Which to value more: union labor (if foreign) or American labor (if non-union).
pampango
Jan 2012
#90
Given our experience with China, what makes you think that Hanes would not move to
pampango
Jan 2012
#85
How would Mexican-made Hanes products avoid a USA tariff if NAFTA didn't exist?
brentspeak
Jan 2012
#86