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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JRSherman" data-source="post: 1295682" data-attributes="member: 13432">I'm kind of with you on this one. Bear in mind, the following job number figures are just close estimates, going off of what I remember of my hometown.In Cassville, MO, there are(WERE) 5 factory job options that don't require a 40+ mile drive to find a job.2 of these are locally owned factories. These account for about 300 jobs total. #3 is an aluminum extrusion factory, originally owned locally, but eventually winding up in the hands of a company out of Norway. It employed about 100 people at its max, and they were all interconnected in some way. One of those failures of small town life that make jobs available only to your brother/cousin/uncle or whoever. It's closing down now. The Norway company just decided to drop the profitable company.#4 is relatively new, a chicken processing plant we'll just coincidentally name Jorge's. Since it opened, there have been signs on the Mexican side of the border inviting Mexicans to come work there, along with a monthly raid from INS(which we now know is pretty useless, judging by all the ICE reports). They employ 750-1000 people, but I'll never know for sure how many locals are allowed to work there. . .#5 is the one I'm most familiar with. My dad has worked there since the 70's, mom worked there for 10 years, aunts, uncles, cousins, and myself have worked there. It has been in business in my town for 40+ years, making AC motors and blowers for furnaces. Even if yours says TRANE, LENNOX, or otherwise, chances are pretty good it might say Fasco, Inc. on the motor. They've been bought out by overseas corporations a few times, and even almost went under a time or two. Now, however, dad has been having to make plans to send the factory to Mexico. They've been under the threat for almost 10 years, but the reality is looming much larger now. It used to employ probably 1500+ people, maybe a third of that now since more and more of the work has been shipped South of the border.In a town with a population of 6k-8k people, not counting the country people, what do you do when there are barely 2k jobs? You can't live off of minimum wage driving 2 hours a day to work at McD's in Springfield, Joplin, or Rogers. There are plenty of people wishing to bust their butts in factories around my hometown.Bring the work BACK to AMERICA!</blockquote>

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