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6500 people need to live somewhere. They need to eat. They need haircuts. They need medical services. And all those other people need the same services too. I
by rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
6500 people need to live somewhere. They need to eat. They need haircuts. They need medical services. And all those other people need the same services too.
I could keep going but you get the idea. Jobs create more jobs which create more jobs.
- crooked-v 10y agoThe point is that it's a fraction of the number of employees needed to accomplish the same tasks 50 years ago or even 10 years ago.
- jondiggsit 10y agoWhat's the point of making that statement? 'Cotton production requires a fraction of the number of employees needed to accomplish the same tasks 150 years ago.' The bottom line is this: It's an advanced economy sector industry creating jobs in the US, where none existed before. Not in spite of, but because it's a highly automated factory, it can be built in the US. The more "great American" companies that build advanced factories, the better for the US economy. Frankly, I'm most impressed that this project seems to be on schedule. Gives me a little encouragement that we can execute on mega projects like this.
- dx034 10y agoThe point is that the jobs that were lost in manufacturing will never come back. Even if everything is shifted back from China/Mexico to the US, very few of the jobs will come back. The old world as many Trump supporters hope for will not return and we have to think of a way to go forward.