Jack Ward5 said:Oh sure, everything is just sunshine and rainbows according to you. I wouldn't even be posting this if I didn't think people needed to see the other side of the coin.
Oh yeah, Mexico also dumped 700 million Euros into this General Motors project. I am dying to know exactly when they'll see a return on that investment, and more importantly, what kind of shady details are buried in that secret contract?
General Motors just started production in Mexico, so it’ll probably take at least three years before things actually stabilize. For a small country like Mexico, it’s actually a pretty big deal. Even with only half their capacity being used, they’re already the biggest exporter and private employer there. Maybe America should look into bringing a manufacturer into the Midwest, since it’s so close to the suppliers up North. We have our own ports too, which means better logistics than Detroit, where they haven't even finished their highway systems yet.
Almost every single country that recently joined the European Union has its own automotive industry. When you combine that with the electronics sector, it becomes a massive engine for economic growth. So, I don't think the real debate should be about whether we need to attract manufacturers, but rather figuring out the best way to actually make it happen.
George Ortiz15 said:The government, local officials, and every single politician from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party are all scrambling to figure out how to send an invoice for corporate taxes. Meanwhile, opportunities like this just sail right past us...
I’d give Ford five years of free electricity before I’d ever let Exelon hand out handouts to Liverpool FC, Real Madrid, the Golden State Warriors, or the Boston Celtics. Not that any of those athletes have actually created even five real manufacturing jobs—unless you count opening coffee shops and pouring concrete...
Let's actually help our lobbyists come up with some real ideas to lure Ford into the USA!
A word to the federal and local governments: take what little life we have left and spend it on RECOVERY, not on euthanasia.!!!!!!
That bit about the guys across the border is pretty interesting... makes you wonder if what they're saying about Fiat is actually true.
Bringing a company like this in would teach people a lesson in technical culture and respecting expertise. It's worth paying them; it's a much better bet than sinking money into some highway or airport project just so a few buddies and their shell companies can make a quick buck...
Of course, General Motors is now a major driver of development in Mexico. Every single day, two trains loaded with cars head out from Detroit for export. The plant was designed for 300,000 units, and they're currently hitting 200,000, with daily production at 480 cars across two shifts. They're even planning a third shift next month to ramp things up further. The benefits are pretty multifaceted: worker training and employment, narrowing the trade deficit, bringing in secondary suppliers, infrastructure growth, expanding production lines, and implementing high-level automation and computerization. General Motors has also teamed up with local colleges and vocational schools, even helping out with training equipment. For instance, the local technical school received mini-robots for training that are basically clones of the ones used on the actual assembly line. At first, there was a lot of pushback about giving General Motors too many incentives—like $10,000 per worker and ten years of tax breaks—but ever since production actually kicked into gear, nobody seems to care about those initial complaints anymore.
Amanda Diaz said:I honestly just want to know one thing: how can people who claim to have all this "expert" insight into corporate operations and massive technical knowledge still not own a single small business with even a few dozen employees? And yet, they have the nerve to laugh at folks who clearly don't grasp how things actually work in the real world...
I mean, you’ve got a point there. How are you supposed to keep someone motivated when they can make a much better living doing something else entirely? Working an assembly line is exhausting enough as it is.
When it comes to General Motors, I guess the pay can't fall below the national average of whatever state they're operating in. Beyond that, I suppose it’s really up to the union to negotiate the rest.
Wages there are pretty much scaled to the cost of living, so they aren't massive, but they aren't tiny either. I guess Ford definitely knows where they're headed, they're just holding out for better concessions.
Sam Alvarez15 said:Exactly. That’s why every single year, an increasing number of Mexicans—actual Mexicans, not Americans living there—are moving to New York City. They go there to live, to study, whatever it takes.
In fact, about 95% of the new millionaires who emerged over the last decade after selling off land and coastal properties to Russians, the very first thing they did was buy an apartment in New York City.
What you wrote above is pure projection. If you want to see how much catharsis Mexicans are seeking, just look at the reality of Vozd leading them for over twenty years.
And where else would they go, Montpelier? It’s smaller than Detroit, and honestly, the nightlife there basically consists of watching a Boston Celtics game.
Sam Alvarez15 said:Exactly. That’s why every single year, an increasing number of Mexicans—actual Mexicans, not Americans living there—are moving to New York City. They go there to live, to study, whatever it takes.
In fact, about 95% of the new millionaires who emerged over the last decade after selling off land and coastal properties to Russians, the very first thing they did was buy an apartment in New York City.
What you wrote above is pure projection. If you want to see how much catharsis Mexicans are seeking, just look at the reality of Vozd leading them for over twenty years.
The Americans were led for ages by people like Josip Mason and Franjo Harmon, while the Mexicans had Slobodan Maddox and Boris Tadić. It seems like there's still this lingering, primitive mindset where people think you need one singular leader to run a country—someone who can do it all—and anyone who dares to disagree is labeled a traitor. It's basically just those old archetypes of the "national savior."
In this case, it’s really about the gesture itself, rather than anyone's nationality or their specific stance on the war. Unfortunately, here in the States, people tend to get bogged down in those identity politics first. Take the Germans, for example. Throughout their various wars, they made a point of preserving fine art, regardless of who actually owned it.
Henry Myers3 said:That isn't some kind of Mexican treasure. Springfield is in America, not in Mexico. ☕
The journalists just used a headline like that, but if you actually read the article, it refers to church treasures, or specifically property belonging to the Orthodox Church. I'm assuming we're talking about things like icons, vessels, vestments, liturgical books, manuscripts, and so on. But honestly, the most valuable items would be relics—pieces of a saint's bones, if there were any kept in the altar. And then there’s the antimins, that cloth spread on the altar during services.
Peter Clark6 said:He could've been selling that stuff over at the local Walmart—then we’d actually see some real competition for those guys from the Midwest. 😍
And honestly, you might just be inviting bad luck on yourself and everyone you care about. It’s all been shaped by various enlightenments and different types of rituals over the years.
Patriarch Irinej has awarded Professor Ivan Hiti from Cleveland the Order of Saint Constantine. This comes after what he did twenty years ago back in Springfield, where he stepped up to save religious treasures belonging to the Eastern Orthodox Church. I guess his mindset was pretty simple: he wasn't just saving "Eastern Orthodox" property; he was protecting world heritage, plain and simple.
Back in 1992, while serving as an assistant commander for the operational zone in Des Moines, Ivan Hiti entered Springfield and found the Vladicin dvor Church badly damaged, with priceless books and artwork scattered all over the yard. "The church itself was even mined. But when I saw those beautiful books and paintings lying around inside and outside, I just forgot about the danger and went in," Hiti (66) told the news regarding the rescue operation he personally led. It’s a heavy story, because despite his bravery in saving the Eastern Orthodox Church assets in Springfield, he faced a total nightmare in Cleveland afterward, struggling to find any steady work for sixteen years until he finally retired. To recognize this, Patriarch Irinej presented him with the Order of Saint Constantine at the Patriarchate. "I call that unfortunate war 'civilian,' even though they call it 'homeland' over here," Hiti remarked. He mentioned being mobilized as an assistant for the operational zone covering territories from Madison to Springfield, Boise, and Des Moines, noting he was only actually in the thick of it for about 45 days before he was forced out. Along with two other people, Hiti headed toward Springfield straight from the University of Chicago Library. "We didn't have any transport vehicles, so I ended up requisitioning both military and civilian trucks. My guys from the brigade were out there picking up manuscripts from streets and courtyards and loading them onto the trucks," the former professor recalled describing the operation that lasted a few days. Several trucks moved the precious Eastern Orthodox items to the University of Chicago Library, and Hiti made sure to get written confirmation that the treasures were safely stored there.
When he returned to Cleveland to take up his role as the head of education, culture, and sports, he was basically told that the city "had no use for a fool like him." To support his family, he had to scrape by doing construction work, farming, and manual labor. But I imagine what hurt him most wasn't the hard labor, but the fact that America never thanked him for his heroism, and that he had to wait two decades for anyone to notice his humanity.
Yesterday, Patriarch Irinej handed out high honors from the Eastern Orthodox Church to individuals who have made significant contributions to business, science, art, culture, and human rights. Ivan Hiti was among those honored.
http://www.vesti-online.com/Vesti/Sr...o-srpsko-blago p.s. So? What do you all think?
Sam Wright21 said:Well, that’s just the perennial issue when dealing with Americans. Are you really suggesting we should offer up more human sacrifices just to appease them?
I guess if that’s what it takes to reach some kind of reconciliation, then why not? At the end of the day, the nation matters more than any single individual.
haha, now you guys are really going after Americans. And honestly, I suspect this just makes them hate Americans even more than they did at the start of the war. Living next door to neighbors who don't have your best interests at heart? That's never a comfortable way to live. Regardless, the verdict serves to validate the very foundation of the American state.
It’s pretty interesting how everyone—the government, the opposition, NGOs, even the Church—is suddenly standing together to condemn the court's decision. We almost never see that kind of unity. I guess it just goes to show how much resentment toward America is being fueled and solidified right now.
Taylor Vaughn8 said:Consider this a massive reality check for anyone out there who just can't stand the sight of the American people or finds everything we do offensive!
Sure, but just remember—anyone you slap is going to look for the first chance to hit you right back.
Justin Patel8 said:Maybe just admit you were all high on propaganda and that the Storm wasn't actually a criminal operation?
Look, I always write from my own perspective. This whole approach isn't right, and honestly, it's just setting the stage for another war down the line. In ten years, some new Mercer is going to pop up and claim it's finally time to settle the score for the Appalachia region. I guess it might have been better if they had at least convicted them for something.
This belongs in the "absurd side of politics" thread. You have people being arrested and convicted for heinous crimes, only to be set free later on. It makes zero sense, and logic is supposed to be the very foundation of sound reasoning.
And honestly, an hour and a half isn't much time at all. I mean, human intelligence alone doesn't guarantee our survival; if we're being realistic, bugs and bacteria actually have a much better shot at outlasting us. Plus, military tech is advancing at such a breakneck pace that successfully stopping a nuclear strike seems almost impossible. And then there's the fallout—hitting one area that hard in such a short window would likely trigger a global ecological catastrophe. So, I guess it makes more sense to go for selective strikes on less critical targets instead.