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The infrastructure for those jobs in the US is gone and not coming back anytime soon.
Speak to American industry that moved all the jobs.
It's not China or Mexico or Canada. It's American industry and they don't give a rats about you and yours.
It's time to wake up.
 
The infrastructure for those jobs in the US is gone and not coming back anytime soon.
Speak to American industry that moved all the jobs.
It's not China or Mexico or Canada. It's American industry and they don't give a rats about you and yours.
It's time to wake up.
Where do get your (mis)information from? That's not true. I've been in "American" industry my entire life, up to executive VP position. There are countless jobs available throughout our country; for construction, equipment operators, welders, mechanics, truck drivers, pipefitters, machinists, and all other trades. You really should quit listening to the failures and sad sacks and open your eyes. Anyone that wants a job can get a job. It might require moving to where the jobs are instead of crying about no jobs 2 miles away.
Even in my town of 500 there are Help Wanted signs around.
 
Where do get your (mis)information from? That's not true. I've been in "American" industry my entire life, up to executive VP position. There are countless jobs available throughout our country; for construction, equipment operators, welders, mechanics, truck drivers, pipefitters, machinists, and all other trades. You really should quit listening to the failures and sad sacks and open your eyes. Anyone that wants a job can get a job. It might require moving to where the jobs are instead of crying about no jobs 2 miles away.
Even in my town of 500 there are Help Wanted signs around.
I don't need any of those things.
I need a cheap American made toaster and it can't cost over 30 bucks.
 
The infrastructure for those jobs in the US is gone and not coming back anytime soon.
Speak to American industry that moved all the jobs.
It's not China or Mexico or Canada. It's American industry and they don't give a rats about you and yours.
It's time to wake up.
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Where do get your (mis)information from? That's not true. I've been in "American" industry my entire life, up to executive VP position. There are countless jobs available throughout our country; for construction, equipment operators, welders, mechanics, truck drivers, pipefitters, machinists, and all other trades. You really should quit listening to the failures and sad sacks and open your eyes. Anyone that wants a job can get a job. It might require moving to where the jobs are instead of crying about no jobs 2 miles away.
Even in my town of 500 there are Help Wanted signs around.
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I don't need any of those things.
I need a cheap American made toaster and it can't cost over 30 bucks.
Ya get what ya pay for. Buy China junk and you end up with junk. We don't own a toaster, we use the wood stove for making toast, but there are a number of toasters made in the US. Of course they will be a little more expensive because of quality, plus we don't use slave labor like China does.
 
What do they pay?
I don't want a job but I like money.
Can I choose where my job is or do I need to go to China?
Even a non skilled job pay $15-$20 per hour plus benefits now days. Skilled jobs just go up from there. If you have the skills to work overseas I bet you could get an expat job in China. I worked for a Chinese company in Afghanistan for a couple years. Also worked in Russia, Kazakhstan and others. Good high paying jobs. You just need the skills and be willing to be away from home for anywhere from 6 months to 2 years at a time.
 
ha...ha..haaaaa...you live in a totally different reality than my region !

granted theres a few jobs higher...but average folks getting $20 is a deal....i know many making much less.

i know i know...dont be average....lol
A person can survive ok on $20/hr where I live, but you can also rent a decent 2 bedroom apartment for 800-900 bucks if you're willing to live in smaller towns 50 miles from the larger cities. You definitely won't live high on $20/hr though. Hell, my daughter started at $14/hr at McDonald's 2 years ago and makes $15 now. That's over 3 times what it paid when I was her age.

GF does payroll at a factory owned by what is probably the biggest meat company in America. She sees what every single employee makes there. They start their lowest job at $21 and it goes up after probation. Most make around $23. It's actually one of the lower paid factories around here. 17 years ago I was making $17/hr at the window factory in a specialist position. I think I had it way better then than most local factory workers have it now...
 
Even a non skilled job pay $15-$20 per hour plus benefits now days. Skilled jobs just go up from there. If you have the skills to work overseas I bet you could get an expat job in China. I worked for a Chinese company in Afghanistan for a couple years. Also worked in Russia, Kazakhstan and others. Good high paying jobs. You just need the skills and be willing to be away from home for anywhere from 6 months to 2 years at a time.
Couldn't you have been doing those high paying jobs in the US?
 
Couldn't you have been doing those high paying jobs in the US?
Absolutely. I worked in the oil fields in the lower 48 and Alaska. Depending on location my entry level laborers made $35 per hour, 10 years ago. Welders made up to $85 per hour, all with 44 hours per week overtime, 6 months vacation and room and board.
These jobs are out there for those that are skilled and are willing to seek them out.
 
Absolutely. I worked in the oil fields in the lower 48 and Alaska. Depending on location my entry level laborers made $35 per hour, 10 years ago. Welders made up to $85 per hour, all with 44 hours per week overtime, 6 months vacation and room and board.
These jobs are out there for those that are skilled and are willing to seek them out.
I agree but not enough for millions of workers.
 
I agree but not enough for millions of workers.
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Besides, my only concern is myself, friends and family. Over the years all of my family and many friends all worked in the areas that were under my areas of authority, and on 3 different continents. Most people loved the 6 months vacation with a 12 month paycheck. My wife retired from the oil field after 14 years because of the China flu scam. Her employer wanted her (all employees) the wear the face diaper and to take the government BS shot. Of course she refused.
 
I don't need any of those things.
I need a cheap American made toaster and it can't cost over 30 bucks.
I toast mine in a frying pan with butter, sea salt, and a hint of garlic.
It's pretty moot really, we're about to put the pole to Iran. probably
introduce him to Grandpa Buff and a few thousand tomahawks. the
economy will explode like a Tehran office building.
 
The infrastructure for those jobs in the US is gone and not coming back anytime soon.
amen to that...i know of 100's of jobs gone at multiple places in my area...its not they are gone...they are gone and buildings,equipment and everything is gone.

just one example textile plants and sewing factories......poofffffff....the last one just closed in my area thats been holding on by their teeth for last 15 years trying to let a handful of older folks get to retirement age...some made it some didnt....i think there was about 40 employees left and they all done multiple jobs...owner was going to close the place but employees asked to run it themselves and operate everything themselves so he did do that for them...

i bet i could list 12 different plants in a 4 county area gone....started back in 80's.

sawmill jobs and our high paying coal jobs and coal support jobs gone.

just as example...i know one place was given a 10 million dollar value to it......went up for sale and no one made an offer....they decided to take bids on it....hardly any bids...wanna guess what it sold for...1 million dollars and they guy bought it started tearing everything out of it for scrap price . my buddy told me all equipment in it was auctioned off on internet and it all sold to overseas buyers and he helped crate it and ship it off.
 
I toast mine in a frying pan with butter, sea salt, and a hint of garlic.
It's pretty moot really, we're about to put the pole to Iran. probably
introduce him to Grandpa Buff and a few thousand tomahawks. the
economy will explode like a Tehran office building.
iran has been taking delivery of missile defense systems from russia....they also still have a fleet of f-16 from us still operational and they just done a deal for 70 new fighter/bombers from russia....i seen evidence that probably the first of them were just delivered in the last few days.
 
amen to that...i know of 100's of jobs gone at multiple places in my area...its not they are gone...they are gone and buildings,equipment and everything is gone.

just one example textile plants and sewing factories......poofffffff....the last one just closed in my area thats been holding on by their teeth for last 15 years trying to let a handful of older folks get to retirement age...some made it some didnt....i think there was about 40 employees left and they all done multiple jobs...owner was going to close the place but employees asked to run it themselves and operate everything themselves so he did do that for them...

i bet i could list 12 different plants in a 4 county area gone....started back in 80's.

sawmill jobs and our high paying coal jobs and coal support jobs gone.

just as example...i know one place was given a 10 million dollar value to it......went up for sale and no one made an offer....they decided to take bids on it....hardly any bids...wanna guess what it sold for...1 million dollars and they guy bought it started tearing everything out of it for scrap price . my buddy told me all equipment in it was auctioned off on internet and it all sold to overseas buyers and he helped crate it and ship it off.
same here. lumber mills, panel mills, gear and bearing plants and many others.
 
It doesn't take long to put up a concrete tip up building or a large metal building now days. There is a lot of growth in parts of the country. People just need to expand their horizon and go where the jobs are. I relize that there are a lot lazy people who won't bother to get off their arse and go look. That's their problem. Anyone with an ounce of ambition and who are willing to work hard will be successful.
 
shopping today, prices same as a few weeks ago, gas price $2.89, same as lately give or take a few pennies
No mad rush at the store either

Just thought I would put this here
 
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