Growing Market Demands Lead Ford to Build Sleek New Plants…in India
- Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:44am by
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Ford Motor Company has announced that it will build a vehicle manufacturing facility and an engine plant in Gujarat.
According to The Manufacturer, Ford will invest approximately $1 billion in the two facilities, which include stamping, body, paint and assembly operations for vehicle manufacturing, as well as machining and assembly operations for engine manufacturing. The vehicle manufacturing plant will have an initial annual capacity of 240,000 units, and the engine plant will have an initial annual capacity of 270,000 engines. Ford’s investment will also create 5,000 jobs at the new facilities.
The manufacturing operation is slated to be built on a 460-acre site, with adjacent land protected by local government in order to attract and locate automotive suppliers within close proximity of both plants.
“The first vehicle and engine are scheduled to come off the line in 2014,” claims a recent Ford report .
“These new state-of-the-art facilities will help us reach the goal of increasing worldwide sales by nearly 50% by mid-decade to 8 million vehicles per year,” Ford’s President Asia Pacific Joe Hinrichs, said in a recent article by moneycontrol.com
Hinrichs continued: “We are delighted to announce that Ford’s newest vehicle manufacturing site will be here in Gujarat. Ford has very aggressive expansion plans in India and in Asia Pacific and Africa, and these two new plants will be important in realizing our growth strategy here in one of the most dynamic regions in the world.”
Also in The Manufacturer report, Ford selected Gujarat because of its pro-business environment (something of a rarity in the U.S), infrastructure, access to ports in northwestern India and its skilled workforce. The new facilities, which plan to capitalize on the popularity of the Figo model which has sold more than 100,000 in just 15 months, will allow quick access from operations at the new manufacturing site to the heartland of the critical north and western India regions, where the largest share of the country’s passenger car industry exists.
Ford also plans to bring more than 50 new vehicles and powertrains to its Asia Pacific and Africa region by mid-decade. Sixty to seventy percent of Ford’s growth is expected to come from this region over the next ten years.
This additional investment brings Ford’s total investment in India to approximately $2 billion.
Ford is just one example of the many American companies that are currently investing billions of dollars and jobs (something sorely missed in the U.S.) into foreign countries because, well, that is where the opportunity is.
Ford Motor Co., the responsible Detroit manufacturer, is currently battling uneven competition against government-sponsored motors while simultaneously fighting off a looming UAW strike. Also, it’s not as if they can simply set up in a Right to Work state. (As we saw in the unfortunate case of Boeing, that may not be the most efficient or [if the current administration has its way] legal route.) Somewhere between these issues, Ford is supposed to turn a profit and things have not been made easy for them in the U.S.
Fortunately for them, they have found a strong market demand and a pro-business environment in India.
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Comments (203)
EqualJustice
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:26amMakes me SO sad… FORD.. an AMERICAN ICON.. in INDIA! Sad, sad day….
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:34amThis is what happens when you have evil traitors in our government, unions and living in the White House…..
Report Post »thinkinghuman
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:47amThis is what happens when we have corporations trying to make money rather than fix what is wrong with our country. Bring it home and tax the heck out of products from other countries made by people making 50 cents a day. Its nonsense, and unsustainable.
Report Post »Tricia56
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:03pmI don’t see a problem with them having a manufacturing plant there. Most car companies build the cars where they are sold to save on cost. We have allot of foreign companies doing the same here.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:05pmThe proper way for Ford to do this is to build the cars here in the USA and export them to India, but with our labor cost they Ford would not make a profit. it’s a shame.
One of two things has to happen either the usa’s standard of living is going to be lowered so we can compete in the world or the worlds standard of living will have to come up.
With obama and the democrats in charge he is Hell bent on lowering the USA’s standards down to the rest of the worlds.
Report Post »knockered
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:06pmThank you mr oblamer and all your union idiots. This is exactly what the thief in charge wants. Bring the U.S. to its knees in 4 short years. Hopefully its not to late. Be prepared and ready because they have been planning this for a long time and they won’t go down easily.
Report Post »American Soldier (Separated)
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:10pmHow exactly is it corporations fault? They are a for profit business, do you expect them to suck it up and build here so they have to sell their products overseas for double or triple the costs of their competitors? Don’t blame the corporation, they have to look at their bottom line. If we created a business friendly environment here at home where we can produce these vehicles and ship them overseas at an affordable rate, then I guarantee Ford would build these factories here in America. What good is building a plant here in America if they can’t sell them overseas due to overhead costs?
They might as well NOT build a plant if they won’t actually sell anything.
Import taxes aren’t going to solve our problems either, it’ll just make everything WAY more expensive to buy. Then the left will clamor for higher minimum wages, etc….. it‘s a never ending cycle of inflation that won’t be solved overnight, especially since no one is truly working on REAL solutions.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:12pmSo BMW manufacturing here in the states is sad? Thousands of foreign companies manufacture here in the US, so that would be a sad sad day also? I am absolutly shocked with the ignorance of ppl on this site. This is AMERICA. If an American company wants to expand in India, who are you to say they can’t? I shake my head in disbelief…..
Report Post »HKS
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:15pmWhat else could they do when the Government and the Unions have them in the cross hairs?
Report Post »mils
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:47pmOh come on folks…
Obama said he didn’t know anything about the Hoffa rant..and he probably doesn’t know anything about the Ford plant
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:50pmROFLMAO @ “thinking”human –
Those stupid companies – trying to make a profit.
HA HA HA HA HA – Those stupid companies – why don’t they just GIVE their products away for free?
Why doesn’t the government just subsidize them all?
BWA HA HA HA HA
“What a maroon” B. Bunny
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Er, because, if the company does NOT make a profit today, it will not EXIST tomorrow, and NOBODY will have a job.
Sheesh!!!
Of course, you would probably like the government to prop them up and keep them from going out of business, even though they never make a profit.
( That is called COMMUNISM, by the way)
Maybe you ought to try READING instead of “thinking”. You really need to have FACTS, or EXPERIENCE before your “thinking” will do much good.
sheesh!
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Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:58pm@ Tomfastcar: Ya know, the sad thing is, most that post here are on the conservative side. And yet they have these thoughts. The ignorance displayed here by ppl that are on my side scares me…. Good post on your part…
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:15pmThis is what happens when you have the UAW, over-regulation by the government, the highest corporate tax rate on earth and soooo many anti-american, anti-business policies flying out of DC. Thanks libs and progressives, more AMERICAN jobs sent over seas. I loved ford even more so when they refused the bail out money. I can’t blame them for opening a plant over seas instead of in a right to work state when the government and unions are killing their business.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 2:08pmget rid of the commies and commie unions and the work will come back. so simple yet so difficult.
Report Post »logictrumps
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 2:32pmPeople please use common sense!
Have you people heard of the tatta nanno? It is a $2,100 car built in India for their poor population. Tell me how ford could build cars here with UAW wages, regulations and taxes and then compete against tatta? That’s correct, they cannot compete in any way shape or form.
India is a very very poor country. The average wage is peanuts. So please tell me how the average citizen in India can afford a car built by Americans earning 100x their pay? Ford is building the plant which will be staffed with Indian workers receiving wages that are in line with India’s economy which will make the autos more affordable for their populace.
Even though I present these realities, I’m sure plenty of union types will grumble that they should have the jobs instead of Indians – even if it means 98% of the Indian population would not be able to afford the car.
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 3:57pmThey can not aggord the high union labor costs here VS the low wages there. Cost reduction to increase sales. I would love to buy a new Ford truck. 35 to 45K is rediculious.
Report Post »CLEttinger
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 4:41pmThis is why we need more Engineers and fewer lawyers. The “skilled” workforce has all but disapeared in America. Maybee if the Union (UAW) members weren’t smoking pot and chugging beer we might be able to manufacture the cars here. I can’t blame Ford, they need to earn a buck.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 5:08pm“Of course, you would probably like the government to prop them up and keep them from going out of business, even though they never make a profit.
( That is called COMMUNISM, by the way)”
That is, in fact, not called Communism.
I have homework for you, buddy. Look up the following terms:
-Communism
-Socialism
-Social Democracy
-Fascism
-Capitalism
-Totalitarianism
-Marxism
And then read, read, read until your little eyes bleed. And tomorrow, read it all again. And again until it sticks. Apparently, only three Americans or so actually know what these words mean and it’s getting sad and ridiculous.
Report Post »proantisocialist
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:15pmadd a 200% tarrif per car let see them sell one car here!!!!
Report Post »Alky
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:23pmNice goin’ Obummer!
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:23pmTxpilot is correct. When the government and unions run amuck, this is the results.
Report Post »M 4 Colt
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:49pmEqual, just an FYI Ford has had plants all over the world for a long time case in point they have a BIG plant in England and another Big plant in Australia and if i remember right they have one in Germany too.
Report Post »M 4 Colt
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:00pmOh ya forgot to say this in my first post Ford builds these plants not to bring the cars made there back to America but to service those markets, like it or not India is growing, it‘s got a huge middle class and they want the same types of products we have so company’s are going to go were the customers are and if Ford has weak sales here in America and strong sales in India they are going to go were the money is, remember they stay in business by making a profit, right.
Report Post »stablepar
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 7:04pmtata ford. i’m done with you
Report Post »billwill
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 9:01pmYou people are so stupid! Ford is not going to import these vehicles to north america! Yeah, you say build them here and export them there. They would not buy them because of the import taxes and they do not like north american styling either. You dummies! So arrogant and money hungry are you! All you people want is high paying jobs and then expect to export these vehicles at a high dollar so you can have a job. What about them?
Report Post »BUDDY LITTLE
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 1:32am@tricia56….NORMALLY I don’t reply directly ,You are part of the problem! ! ignorance ,the total income of the vast majority of all people in India is less than a small car payment pr. month ! Ford even said the access to ports was a big attraction,They went there to take advantage of dollar an hour workers and no pollution standards, so they can pour poison on the ground, Given your no care attitude you must have a government union job!!
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 10:17amIF the inside of my next Ford F250 4×4 smells like curri, I am not going to be happy
Report Post »Truthbeliever2
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 3:30pm@ERABIN
You very skillfully put everyone here down for supposedly not knowing the meaning of those 5 or 6 forms of governments that you list. The fact is all you did was list them dude. Nobody here is impressed by you listing numerous forms of gov’t and telling everyone they dont know what they are talking about.
Its obvious you have no idea what you are talking about either, especially when you list a bunch of words in a row with no proof whatsoever that you yourself have any idea what they mean.
Call me what you will FOOL. I agree with the other guy. A government run car company is communism.
Report Post »tkelly33
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 5:40pmThis IS intelligent business. I applaud Ford. They cannot build cars here, ship them there at a price the Indian population can afford. Its either this or cede the entire Indian market to their domestic manufacturers. Those railing against this are simply ignorant and economically incompetent.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:24amNo unions in India………
Report Post »mils
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:51pmjust as it should be here….share the end profits with workers and lower prices
But no…not here.. and we are and will continue to be the losers. I believe this is what Obama and his friends want to happen.
I want to hear Obama answer to the public about this…not in his rose garden scripted crap, but in a public forum and I will ask the questions…no forewarning, no crappy teleprompters…
He knows he is ruining our country
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 5:10pm@just as it should be here….share the end profits with workers and lower prices
Why would they do that? Do you think the Indian workers are going to see a share of the profits? I mean, seriously: WHAT?
Report Post »proantisocialist
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:17pmhenry ford paid his workers more then any other becuse he knew they would be his biggest consumers….
Report Post »tkelly33
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 9:07pmThe construction has NOTHING to do with Unions. Indian labor will build cars at a price Indian consumers can afford. It cannot be done here in North America and shipped there at a price they can afford. All of the ******** about this plant are simply incompetent.
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:20am@SARANDA: I understand what you are saying but I am wondering how long it will be before these “cars for India” become exports to America?
I don’t buy it.
Report Post »tkelly33
Posted on September 10, 2011 at 9:08pmBecause they can’t be shipped here cost-effectively. Why do you think BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai, etc. build their cars here? Moron.
Report Post »AmericanLass
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:18amWe need the jobs here, but with the gov regulations having a stranglehold on businesses, I can’t say I blame Ford. Maybe they can open something else here again after 2012.
Report Post »SgtB
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 3:53pmThere isn’t a way that we could have these jobs. Not even in your wildest dreams. There just isn’t a way that we could manufacture and ship cars to India at a price that the average (or even above average) Indian could afford. What we can do however is start up a new plant in this market where we can produce those products at an affordable rate for the locale and then the American investors will reap the profits of it.
Would you rather have no job and no profit, or profit and no job?
Report Post »packsack54
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:16amI quess this is better than having a strike from the UAW. Ford is smart not to have all their eggs in one basket. Have plants all around the world. It is a global economy, less regulation and wages and taxes. Every look at the plant in Brazil? Up to date manufacturing. Should buy Ford stock not GM. Someday good bye USA. Government way to grow the ecomony get rid of the competition.
Report Post »cayenne523
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:16amI am all for it. If the prices come down even better. But I doubt that. Let the union pukes lose their jobs.
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:16am“O”whatabummer says he will not rest untill everone in this country has his or her fair share of “POVERTY”
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:16amThis is so wrong.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:45pmWhy is this wrong?
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:10pmThis is wrong. It is terrible. But it is the way it has to be as long as we have a job killing administration and totally unreasonable unions. I hope we can reverse this after the next election.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:54pm@ Shasta: To say this is wrong and terrible is what is wrong and terrible. This is an American company expanding into another country to make money, to meet demand, to improve company profits, etc. The American way. What is wrong and what is terrible is that ppl on the right think this is wrong. That is what is sad.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 3:20pm@FOG 24/7 365
Somehow, everything comes back around to our educational, (or lack thereof) system.
End the Dept. of Education. It’s only been around for a short time, and yet people seem to think we would suffer without it.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 5:17pmYo Flyoldglory:
Report Post »I do believe that …wrong and terrible are a poor choice of words. Myself, I do find it sad that this American company does not build these plants here putting American workers to work. Without going into all the factors involved here the sad aspect is that we are in part doing this to ourselves!
V-MAN MACE
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 3:40pmI’m not saying their actions are neccessarily wrong, I’m saying the situation is just wrong, I suppose I meant disheartening.
If I owned a car company, I’m not moving it out of the country to avoid exorbitant taxes, I’m going to partner with my customers and fellow car companies to force the Federal Government to stand down on their tax increases.
Report Post »DanWesson455
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:13amWell if you don’t take stimulus I guess you can do as you please. Probably a non union shop also.
Report Post »In your eye UAW’ers.
SafeguardOurLiberty
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:13amWell, they have to do what is best for their buisness. The US is not the place anymore to expand. Too many regulations, high corporate taxes, and too many demands from unions. This is what is killing our country. This has been going on for a long time. Unless our gov. decides to let go these regulations we will keep falling into the gutter. As long as people vote politicians in that refuse to change their stance on keeping businesses here, it will keep happening. It is up to us, the American people, to fix this problem in the next election. If we don’t vote for the right person, we are doomed. We have to remember that social issues that drive some religious groups to vote certain individuals in is NOT important . That is second. We must look at the candidates who are business friendly before anything else. Because if we keep losing jobs and we can’t grow the economy nothing else will matter.
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:06pmHonestly, I can not see how we will find our way out of this situation. Ford has to do what is right for them. Who are we to say that they can or can not open a plant in India. You can ask where a car was built before you buy it. But look at the parking lot at chinamart, it does not seem to make a difference to the American public or they would not walk into wally world. We are so far in dept, and it has little to do with Obama-he just accelorated the situation. I think we are dreaming if we think 2012 is going to make any difference.
Report Post »Dagnabbit5
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:10amThis isn’t any different than the Japanese companies building plants here in America to sell Japanese cars here. Ford is building plants in India to sell cars in that area of the world. Go out and buy stock in Ford. Enjoy the benefits.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:47pmthank you for posting some common sense….
Report Post »nowhereman
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 2:29amSaw a program on an international TV station showing some Japanese small companies, in order to compete with lower production cost were finding it necessary to put some of their operations “overseas”. Places like Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea and China. They said that was the only way to compete in a “global marketplace” Somehow we have to compete.
Report Post »Johnnyp1958
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:02amWell this is a GREAT way to orchestrate the demise of the organized Mafia UAW . Build overseas and import cars here….
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:11amUnderstand one thing though, there is one union in India who is at work like the banshees of the abyss itself to unionize everyone they can — SEIU. So do not be shocked to hear if they or another US based union makes the attempt to unionize their workers as well.
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:01amIt is hard to understand why FORD would build a plant where the workers dont belive it is their right to go out on their lunch brake and down a 6 pack of bud and a couple of joints of pot, and then go back to the plant and build your next new chrysler or gm auto, good old american products; good old american unions, good old united auto workers of the good old USA;
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:48pmI like this post. Well written….
Report Post »watchdog1
Posted on September 9, 2011 at 3:50amLOL….. Georgeisn6, I love it! I don’t have a problem with Ford making money wherever they can, I do have a problem with Obama and his union thug buddies accusing Republicans of purposely costing Americans jobs when he has Jeffery Immelt (sp.?) working for him and sitting with her royal highness Queen Michele, when Jeffery Immelt has sent so may jobs overseas and hasn’t paid income taxes on his Billions of profits. I might have a problem with that.
Report Post »NukeFromOrbit
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:59amWhat is wrong with this picture? I am sick to death of the corporations of the US shipping jobs to other countries. If other countries are aloud to send us products why aren’t we aloud to the same. Put people to work here to meet the demand there. If the demand is so great why can’t we build the cars and ship them there? Stupid question I suppose.
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:31amit’s not about being allowed to build them here and ship them there, they can do that….it’s just too expensive. Sorry can’t stand on the throats of companies and not expect them to do what they can to get away from you and keep their businesses
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:52pm@ NUKE: so is it aloud or allowed, cause we got 2 totally different meanings…. I’m gonna vote allowed and say you honestly have no clue what you are talking about. I suggest you read all of the posts and try to understand why FORD has every right to do exactly what they are doing. Read the last 2 paragraphs of the story, that says it all….
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:13pmI am sick to death of buying vehicles built by union slugs. My next pickup will be a Toyota made in the right to work city of San Antonio, TX.
Report Post »HurricaneTim
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 1:36pmCorporations are not shipping jobs overseas because they want to. We have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. THE WORLD! They have to do it to stay in business. They are being forced by the federal government to do it.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 5:23pm@We have the highest corporate tax rate in the world.
Look up what American corporations are actually paying. You may be surprised.
A few treats:
-General Electric actually got tax money BACK instead of paying. $1.1 billion in tax benefits from John Q. American
-Bank of America: Received tax benefits of $1.9 billion
-Exxon mobile paid $17.6 billion in taxes… not in America though. $0 here.
-Ford (wait, isn’t this article about Ford?) paid $69 million in taxes. Sounds much, but they made $3 billion in income. Tax rate: 2.3%
-Chevron paid $8 billion in taxes… only $200 million in America though. Rest went to other countries that don’t allow blatant tax evasion.
Check up on Verizon, Google and more. You‘ll laugh till you’re sick. Or you may just start feeling sick. May be more of a cackle than a laugh, too.
Report Post »Ander
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 8:27pmYep, that was a stupid question.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:59amJust when America needs jobs! This is so sad. Thank you President Obama. Your support of unions, hundreds of new regulations, etc., etc. have created this situation. You should be impeached for bankrupting America, job losses, and all the racism you have incited.
Report Post »SchenectadyScott
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:39amHe did get GE’s CEO Jeffrey Immelt to head his Job Creation program….He and Obama were there last year to set things up for the infrastructure needed there….It’s all falling into place…more jobs…for India…more unemployment for the U.S…
Report Post »TheDebtWeAllPay
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:56amnot a shocker
Report Post »IntegrityFirst08
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:03amThe way i see it, these CEO’s would do it here if it was cost effective. having the union job some at 82$ an hour to work in a plant doesnt help the car industry. Overregulation and the UAW is the reason jobs go overseas. in my opinion..
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 5:27pm@Integrityfirst
If that’s the reason for job flight, why does it happen in America and not in, for example, Germany?
They have a booming economy, produce locally, have incredibly strong Unions, job benefits an American could only dream of AND high-salary jobs.
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:56amWell, they certainly can‘t be built in Texas because it’s burning to the ground. Rick Perry cut the volunteer firemen funding but being against receiving government funds, he won’t be asking FEMA for any assistance, right? Right? Right? He would never ask for government assistance and then turn around and criticize it later, right? Maybe he could just pray them away like when he prayed for Jebus to fix the economy and then it immediately tanked 600 points.
Report Post »I wonder how all Glenn Beck’s wives like living in their new Texas compound.
donflow
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:14amOh I get it. The reason Ford is shifting 5,000 jobs to India is Rick Perry and Glenn Beck’s fault? Keep drinking the cool aid…
Report Post »Conservative Voice
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:33amNot sure I understand how Perry or Beck are involved in this, but thought I would clear up some of your logic.
Isn’t the point of being a volunteer is to be free? And if Perry is actually against FEMA coming in on the grounds he is against receiving government funds, then maybe its time for a second look at Perry.
Oh, and as far as prayer goes….sometimes you get a no answer, kinda like when you asked your mother for cookies, sometimes she said yes and sometimes no.
And lastly, did you say wives because Glenn is a Mormon? ok, well don’t let facts stop you.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:42pm@ conservative voice: WHY would you reply to this fool? This guy accomplished exactly what he wanted to. He wasted your time and now he is wasting my time. WE need to learn to simply ignore these left loons and move on. Your reply was 100% accurate but that makes no difference.
Report Post »FoxholeAtheist
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:35pmConservative voice, do you think that volunteer firemen should have to buy their own equipment? I sure don’t. When it goes from 30 million to 7 million, something is wrong. That‘s too much to play with people’s lives. This is how those Republican cuts are being felt, but the precious millionaires and billionaires get to keep all their money. Phew.
Report Post »Yes, Perry did say that on air on CBS.
Why hasn’t Glenn come out about Warren Jeffs?
FToth84
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:55am3 Letter Word JOBS!!! For India not America
Report Post »Scrubpuppy
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:35pmActually “jobs” is a four letter word. You probably used too many exclamation points too.
Report Post »Fly Old Glory 24/7 365
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:55pm@FT84: I get it, 3 letter word. Was it Biden that said that then spelled a 4 letter word? Can’t remember but I think most here know what you mean. Good post…
Report Post »Y2kHoax61
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:55amThis is what happens when the White House and Congress make the USA so unfriendly and unattractive for investment. They foolishly believe that Corporations will just sit on their capital. No. They will just look for other countries that warmly welcome and appreciate their business. Big Government & Big Labor is doing a very fine job of global redistribution of wealth from America to the rest of the globe. Obama must be so proud.
Report Post »ed0315
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:55amCan someone please tell me how many jobs has a union or union organization ever created?
Report Post »Scrubpuppy
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:37pmI imagine a few, if you’re a lawyer or a negotiator.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 5:13pmSince Unions are directly responsible for fewer workplace deaths and crippling injuries, they actually have DESTROYED jobs. Positions open a lot quicker if you die at 35 or 40 due to your workplace exploding or you inhaling carcinogenic substances 12 hours a day.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:54amTaxes and labor costs…now that the balloon has popped it is ripe for restructure, which is what the farm is doing BTW.
We’ve all been had.
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:54amWhat’s really going on here? Did the DOJ quietly lean on Ford at some point like they did Gibson?
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:52amI don’t blame them. The strangling environmental and labor laws are enough to kill any business, throw in jackass thug unions and I can’t see why any business stays in these united States.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:58amI don’t blame them either. The setting here in the U.S. has been ruined. Until we fix these things no one who thinks logically will want to setup shop here.
Report Post »donflow
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:52amAnd of course, this too is Bush’s fault…
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:47amWe either get the UAW out of business or all Cars will be imports at some point in the near future.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 10:54amWhat part of international business do you have a problem understanding? They are building cars in India for India. The US has priced itself out of the world manufacturing markets for cars a long time ago. This is not about creating the same old jobs, the US needs to move forward not backwards.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 11:40amThe Government and the Unions priced America out of the world market.
Report Post »MARCH4HIM
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 6:17pmWHY would a company biuld somthing in a country when they can do the same thing for more profit in another country ? more $$$ profit >>>> less wages…..>>>les benifits… >less health care cost..
Report Post »>>>less regulations OSHA ;EPA; MATERNITY LEAVE ;CHILD LABER LAWS. ECT…
NOW THATS PROGRESS !!…..Workers Of the World Unite…
It look like USA is getting kicked …To the back of the buss… AND ..
that “ Fabian Socialist ” tihing …is going… Full speed ahead…