I have watched Buffalo and a lot of NW NY state get hollowed out by union wage and benefit demands for relatively simple production line jobs. They confuse the

I have watched Buffalo and a lot of NW NY state get hollowed out by union wage and benefit demands for relatively simple production line jobs. They confuse the terms, well paying, and good job. A technically demanding job that requires large technical skill would rise to be a top paying job by demand and supply. Their unions wanted them to become well paying simple tasks and the companies gave in at first, automated as many jobs away and eventually moved their jobs away. The workers need a minimum wage that allow them to buy the lower tier of the work product of higher paid workers. With the UAW getting paid a total package of wages and benefits of $50-60 per hour (less than half in $$) only these UAW workers could buy new cars. The guys getting $8-12 coulf only buy used cars and fringe houses or rent places. German unions are aware of this and avoid large salary ratios, even asking less of a wage for the good of the economy. As a result German does well. US unions make the company into the enemy - thus there are casualties. Had Musk know this in advance, he might have not buily that factory there. He was blinded by the state bribe.