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SoCalDem

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27. hundreds of jobs for an $85 MILLION enterprise

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 08:52 PM

Feb 2013

am I the only one who sees something put of whack there???

200 jobs statewide @$50K only total 10 million, and we know that most of the jobs are not $50K jobs.

Too many of these companies have an over-inflated impression of their worth to a community/state

and do we know how much it cost the state to woo them there and to pay them ransom to stay?

sometimes it all ends up being a wash, and Colorado is no more sacred than any other place when it comes to the whims of petulant business owners.

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Colorado ammo magazine maker Magpul threatens to leave state over gun bill [View all] NickB79 Feb 2013 OP

Texas would welcome them with open arms badtoworse Feb 2013 #1

As a Coloradoan ... you can have 'em. earthside Feb 2013 #2

like Somalia BainsBane Feb 2013 #5

Let them leave Politicalboi Feb 2013 #3

I'll bet they're bluffing. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #4

good. now if we could just get him to lshut down completely...... bowens43 Feb 2013 #6

The red states and their gun toting/accumulators will welcome them. Hoyt Feb 2013 #7

Boo-fucking-hoo. I'm really getting tired of all of these whiny-pissy pants meadowlark5 Feb 2013 #8

Is Magpul a union shop. Light House Feb 2013 #9

Who said they wanted anyone to lose their jobs? Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #12

Duh, the state itself is considering BANNING the company's product. Bake Feb 2013 #20

If someone is making a harmful product Kingofalldems Feb 2013 #24

I'm not telling you what you care about. Bake Feb 2013 #29

Such Concern!!! HangOnKids Feb 2013 #22

It is VERY unlikely Magpul is Union donheld Feb 2013 #42

What they should do is halt sales to PD's in states that have (or enact), "assault weapons" bans, SayWut Feb 2013 #10

There is a growing movement of just this idea SQUEE Feb 2013 #28

Good Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #31

Don't let the door hit ya where the Lord split ya. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #11

So you're ok with these people losing their jobs? Light House Feb 2013 #14

If the gunmaker cannot learn to live with the law, Hard Assets Feb 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #39

I live in the neighborhood of their production facility. Yeah, they can go. politicat Feb 2013 #34

You're okay with corporations trying to affect public policy by threats? IveWornAHundredPants Feb 2013 #35

Answer a question with a question. Light House Feb 2013 #36

Sorry, thought that was obvious. IveWornAHundredPants Feb 2013 #37

I'm ok with a company looking out for it's best interest Light House Feb 2013 #38

Be sure and say the same thing to the employees who lose their jobs over it. Bake Feb 2013 #21

If they had real cohones they would leave over the proposal. iiibbb Feb 2013 #13

What they should also do Light House Feb 2013 #16

adaptation iiibbb Feb 2013 #18

Please remember to turn off the lights and to pay the pro-rated fraction of all your CO tax HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #15

So long Autumn Feb 2013 #17

I bet Rick Perry has already called him: Ilsa Feb 2013 #23

and we are a right to work state so you littlewolf Feb 2013 #25

They could always move to Turbineguy Feb 2013 #26

hundreds of jobs for an $85 MILLION enterprise SoCalDem Feb 2013 #27

Fuck em. Lint Head Feb 2013 #30

+1 ellisonz Feb 2013 #44

I smell BS. politicat Feb 2013 #32

I don't blame them. NaturalHigh Feb 2013 #33

+1 xoom Feb 2013 #40

I hope they are bankrupted mwrguy Feb 2013 #41

I have several of their products. High quality stuff. justanidea Feb 2013 #43