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On September 29 we had our first
presentation on globalization, the story of the Kellogg
Brush closing in Easthampton. Students had a variety of
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"No-one seems to
sympathize with the owners who have built these
businesses up. You would have to be a moron not to
take your business to Mexico. Don't criticize the
businesses for just trying to trim the 'fat' from
themselves." |
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"One issue in particular made me really
angry. There are people who complain about social welfare
(like the unemployment that those laid-off workers will
need, as well as AFDC) and these are the same people who
support corporate welfare like the tax incentives given
by the state of Ohio to Kellogg Brush. In other words,
it's better to give away money to corporations than [to]
families in need?
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solution of one state bidding against another forces a
competition in which workers everywhere are losers." |
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"Try to get comments from heads of companies
[on] how they can morally not feel guilty about moving to
Mexico. Where the hell is their patriotism? Ask them
about business ethics. Wouldn't they rather employ their
fellow Americans than Mexicans?" |
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"Is anything good economically that comes from
downsizing? For instance, on the large scale could it
make the U.S. itself more competitive, and thus trickle
down to benefit the whole of society? I believe that it
probably does as long as downsizing is not everywhere on
a large scale." |
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"The energy and unity created by the employees
being laid off should be used to create their own company
owned by the people." |
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"While I realize someday I might be the one
doing the downsizing, I feel it is cruel and unfair to
the workforce, however beneficial it may be." |