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Mike Rowe sums it up pretty nicely here

Posted on: January 3, 2017 at 16:00:11 CT
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I just read that my old employer, The Ford Motor Company, has reversed their decision to build a $1.6 billion manufacturing plant in Mexico, opting instead to invest $700 million in a Michigan assembly line. I’d like to take a moment to congratulate Ford, its current employees, its future employees, the great state of Michigan, and of course, The United States of America. This is a big, fat victory for anyone who wants to see America get back to the business of making things.

Now...

Will Ford’s decision be politicized? Yup.

Will Ford be accused of acting in their own self-interest? Yup.

Will critics say Ford could do more, and criticize them for doing too little? Yup.

Will the media overwhelm us with articles that explain why this is no big deal, and how Ford’s decision will ultimately result in no new jobs? Yup.

Do me a favor – ignore these people. They don’t know how to feel good about anything other than feeling bad. They don’t understand the value of justifiable optimism - or it’s importance.

Honestly, I don’t care what your politics are, or your opinion of NAFTA, The UAW, The New F-150, rich people, poor people, The Global Economy, or The President-Elect – this is good news, and sensible people should celebrate it.

The company who invented mass production is once again betting on the future of America! What's the worst part about that? And if I’m reading this right, it's happening – at least in part – because of new “pro-growth policies, and a more positive manufacturing environment for US business.”

http://fxn.ws/2ivzf7r

Couple years ago, I narrated a commercial for Walmart that announced their commitment to invest a quarter trillion dollars in US Manufacturing. That’s $250,000,000,000.00. That's a lot of zeros.

The backlash was instantaneous. People with an axe to grind against Walmart were livid with me, and thousands came to this page to tell me personally they hoped that Walmart would fail. Why? Because some people hate Walmart more than they care about America. Some people can't see the bigger picture. Some people don't understand if companies like Walmart choose NOT to invest in this country, no one will. And they don’t realize the importance of other companies, following their example.

Bottom line - we need more companies to do what Ford just did. We need to support decisions like this one. And most of all, we need more policies that reward the kind of behavior we want to encourage. I hope we get them, soon. My only question now is...
who’s next?
Mike
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Trump's impact on jobs is being felt - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/3 15:38:05
     RE: Trump's impact on jobs is being felt - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:14:12
          Read on the internet. learn yourself. - Coors4bob MU - 1/3 23:52:14
     Where exactly are Republicans at? I thought y'all were - tigerdb MU - 1/3 16:37:42
          RE: Where exactly are Republicans at? I thought y'all were - jmlppx MU - 1/3 18:02:26
               RE: Where exactly are Republicans at? I thought y'all were - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 20:20:43
          you thought wrong - pickle MU - 1/3 16:48:15
               no, this is simply a practical question - FootballRefugee MU - 1/3 18:41:34
               there isn't anything free about the US markets and restrict - 90Tiger MU - 1/3 18:27:29
          lol. big swing and a miss.... - SuperTone MU - 1/3 16:45:55
               The last thing republicans (and their bretheren democrats) - JG MU - 1/3 17:23:52
                    Everyone want a simpler tax code - tigerdb MU - 1/3 18:57:11
                         RE: Everyone want a simpler tax code - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 18:59:43
                              0% (nm) - TigerMatt STL - 1/3 19:13:51
                                   RE: 0% (nm) - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 19:27:54
                                        Nah.. worked just fine for 140 years.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 1/3 19:29:39
                                             eliminate defense spending?(nm) - tigerdb MU - 1/3 19:35:53
                    RE: The last thing republicans (and their bretheren democrats) - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 17:25:29
               "lowering corporate tax rate"? WTF - threatening to put a - tigerdb MU - 1/3 16:47:21
                    Holy stupidity batman. The 15% corporate tax rate - SuperTone MU - 1/3 16:48:35
                         RE: Holy stupidity batman. The 15% corporate tax rate - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:10:51
                              you haven't paid attention.(nm) - SuperTone MU - 1/3 18:47:21
                         You really don't know anything about economics/taxes do you? - tigerdb MU - 1/3 16:50:42
                              RE: You really don't know anything about economics/taxes do you? - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:12:19
                              RE: You really don't know anything about economics/taxes do you? - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 17:00:45
                                   I missed the part where MAGA was going to eliminate - tigerdb MU - 1/3 18:54:16
                                   RE: You really don't know anything about economics/taxes do you? - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:13:28
                                        do you want US companies to compete "fairly" with - 90Tiger MU - 1/3 18:30:17
                                             RE: do you want US companies to compete "fairly" with - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:50:58
                                                  higher wages and benefits - that's the primary driver, - tigerdb MU - 1/3 19:02:22
          He is a big govt, big spending Republican(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 16:43:31
               Trump is a NY Liberal. You should adore him (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 1/3 18:31:05
                    He cheats people. He defrauds them, so not so much(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 18:35:59
                         RE: He cheats people. He defrauds them, so not so much(nm) - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 19:02:38
                              Lack of research and general knowing WTF is going on - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 19:12:44
                                   RE: Lack of research and general knowing WTF is going on - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 19:23:15
                                        He is a thief and a fraud - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 22:00:12
                         liar. prove it. I've linked the outcome of the lawsuits - 90Tiger MU - 1/3 18:37:11
                              No. Sorry - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 18:50:10
               The differences between Democrats and Republicans are - TigerMatt STL - 1/3 17:04:52
                    Mostly true - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 19:13:38
                         RE: Mostly true - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 19:25:07
                         Lol.. no. (nm) - TigerMatt STL - 1/3 19:18:07
               Trump is no more a Republican than Sanders was a Democrat - Spanky KU - 1/3 16:46:13
          He's a billionaire, you're an idiot on a message board - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 1/3 16:41:29
               Says the Kim Anderson fanboy... - tigerdb MU - 1/3 16:46:07
                    Actually you can pick any subject - JG MU - 1/3 17:11:39
                    lol(nm) - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 1/3 16:46:30
     Ford made an announcement. beyond that ?? What?(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 16:37:18
     No, BHO wanted a welfare state to crash the economy and - tigertix MU - 1/3 16:17:44
          RE: No, BHO wanted a welfare state to crash the economy and - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:16:01
               Come on man. BHO's whole strategy - DESTROY AMERICA - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 18:54:02
          RE: No, BHO wanted a welfare state to crash the economy and - Role Call MU - 1/3 16:42:50
               I don't know what a Republican is, but he no conservative(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 1/3 19:14:26
     gonna be hard to top Obama's impact on the gun industry - justwinbaby KC - 1/3 16:00:51
          RE: gonna be hard to top Obama's impact on the gun industry - sarasotatiger MU - 1/3 18:19:44
     As well as those developing Trump Derangement Syndrome - Ragnar Danneskjold MU - 1/3 15:53:44
     RE: Trump's impact on jobs is being felt - Role Call MU - 1/3 15:53:36
     I created those jobs - playhard NWMSU - 1/3 15:46:16
     RE: Trump's impact on jobs is being felt - MOCO SON MU - 1/3 15:41:19
     He's only lost 1300 jobs - JG MU - 1/3 15:39:52
          Mike Rowe sums it up pretty nicely here - blake1771 KC - 1/3 16:00:11
          You're fiendishly clever (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 1/3 15:44:29
     nm - tbluck MU - 1/3 15:39:04




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