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Chinese tires and chicken feet
Simple Man
Member Posts: 3,252
Seems like a bad rock band. But there is a connection. In the area I live in (northwest Tennessee) there is a Good year plant (union) and a Tyson plant (non union). My wife has worked at the Tyson plant for morn than ten years. The government decided to place a tariff on tires comimg from China. What happens when we get tires from China that are made cheaper, it drives the cost of American made tires down, at least that's the plan. Well China's just not going to seat around and take it up the (you know what). They in return placed a tariff on guess what? Chicken. So now my wife is worried about lay offs at the Tyson plant.
My question is, is the government trying to save union jobs and wages at the expense of non union jobs. For the life of me, I hope not. My wife is having a hard time with this, being worried about lossing her job.
My question is, is the government trying to save union jobs and wages at the expense of non union jobs. For the life of me, I hope not. My wife is having a hard time with this, being worried about lossing her job.
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Do we really export chicken to China [?]
Over 4 billon dollars worth.
WHO was a HUGE supporter of Obummer's last POTUS run?
UNIONS.
At the local level, for the most part, unions are not so terrible.
The national level is a different story.
Seems like a bad rock band. But there is a connection. In the area I live in (northwest Tennessee) there is a Good year plant (union) and a Tyson plant (non union). My wife has worked at the Tyson plant for morn than ten years. The government decided to place a tariff on tires comimg from China. What happens when we get tires from China that are made cheaper, it drives the cost of American made tires down, at least that's the plan. Well China's just not going to seat around and take it up the (you know what). They in return placed a tariff on guess what? Chicken. So now my wife is worried about lay offs at the Tyson plant.
My question is, is the government trying to save union jobs and wages at the expense of non union jobs. For the life of me, I hope not. My wife is having a hard time with this, being worried about lossing her job.
Here is a link you decide
http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=ZGFmMDY4NzdkMmIwZTQ1MzU2ZDA4NGZhNzJlNGU2MTE=
If the Chinese can make the same tires cheaper, then trying to protect American jobs by increasing the cost of the tires is a fool's errand.
All that happens is that all the tire-paying Americans have to spend more money to buy tires. . .money that would have otherwise gone ELSEWHERE in the economy to create OTHER jobs.
End result, a few more tire guys keep their jobs, but the "unseen Americans" LOSE their jobs. . .and every American who buys tires is screwed.
All this is, is a political kickback to the tire makers.
quote:Originally posted by pirate2501
Do we really export chicken to China [?]
Over 4 billon dollars worth.
Heres the proof.
if their tires are anything like the POS computer hard drives that are coming out of Asia these days, I want nothing to do with them!
but I guess all that people give a crap about these days is more more more, and cheap cheap cheap, and they don't give a poop that the cheap crap breaks down and must be replaced all the time.
I like KFC.
If they sold tires, I'd give um a try. [:D]
Bet you have the Colonel Sanders blow-up doll complete with authentic 'nuggets.'
quote:Originally posted by Simple Man
quote:Originally posted by pirate2501
Do we really export chicken to China [?]
Over 4 billon dollars worth.
Heres the proof.
CHICKIDEE CHINE,DA CHINESE CHICKEN,
HAVE A DRUMSTICK
AND YOUR BRAIN STARTS CLICKIN!![:D][:D]