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Having lived within miles of this plant for almost a decade; no one is surprised by this. The vast majority of jobs they offer pay a tiny bit better than the n
by eof 14y ago
Having lived within miles of this plant for almost a decade; no one is surprised by this. The vast majority of jobs they offer pay a tiny bit better than the normal jobs around (which are much, much higher than the average of the country); but I don't see it as a huge loss, though a loss for sure.
This says quite a bit about VT as well, which is pretty anti-business, as much as I love Vermont. Personally, I am not surprised by this.. it has been talked about for years that there are less and less things going on at IBM in VT these days, and the end is nigh.
- forgotAgain 14y agoThis says quite a bit about VT as well... I disagree in this instance. This is about a large corporation acting in an anti-social manner. In almost a reflexive manner, we've come to blame ourselves or local government for this type of action but that blame is misplaced. Corporations have obligations to society the same as individuals do.
- eof 14y agoidk, I don't really see any reason that it is better to give vermonters jobs at 10% above the median wage for the area than chinese people or wherever these jobs are going. I do think corporations have certain obligations, like not polluting, following the law, etc... but keeping jobs.. that is a hard one for me to swallow. I think redundancy in manufacturing is inevitable and good (in the long run) as everything goes toward automation; I certainly would not want corporations to be forced to hire people to do what robots can do. Maybe I am taking a leap here. It is undeniable VT is anti-business (high taxes, nearly impossible to build, no billboards, high minimum wage) but maybe this exact same plant would be leaving Florida or Texas as well.
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