That sentiment is felt throughout the country. Why shouldn't we have workers in mills? Heck, if everybody and their dog got computer degrees would there be any computer jobs left? Probably not. Plus, some folks just naturally like working with their hands, building things, instead of using their minds and sitting on their butts all day long.
In my area they got rid of shop classes, and home economics, and replaced them with "tech" classes. Not everyone is a techie, and would have done well in the classes they got rid of.
Absolutely. My son could have gone to college but had no interest in accruing crippling debt. Plus he loves making things. He went to community college and got a bunch of welding certs. He works for a family business and gets to do an interesting variety of welding projects. Also he is building a side biz fixing farm equipment with the encouragement and support of his boss who is always referring side jobs to him. It’s not that he doesn’t like to learn. He reads a ton and listens to audiobooks while working and is more educated and articulate than a lot of college grads I know.
When I got out of High School forty years ago I went to college for a computer degree. I found out reallllllll quick that computers are not for me. But my grandfather and my dad instilled into me the ability to build and remodel houses. So, thirty five years later I robbed my 401k, every single penny, and sank it into the raw materials to build my own house. God was watching out for me because He allowed me to purchase a one acre "in the city" lake lot for $9K. Then I began buying all the building materials just before they exploded in price. I drug my wife and kid down to our build site every single day and together we built a 5000 sq/ft house, with our own hands. Sure we had some help with things like concrete flat work and laying a few cement blocks, but 90% of the labor was our own. Today my house is worth $850K. I don't think having a computer degree would have helped me in any way to get this house built. But common sense and a loving family certainly had more influence than a cold, money sucking university ever did.
I love the feeling of accomplishment and can't understand why some people don't do anything constructive. Joe Rogan said something many times that has stuck with me: start the day with something hard and the rest of the day is rewarding. It's so true!
A former neighbor of mine, a chabad rabbi no less, once saw me working on my truck. As I was crawling out from under it, covered in grease, he walked over and asked me why I did it. His first question was "To save money?"
My response? "Because I like to. Saving money is just a bonus."
Yes. North Carolina had a great furniture industry. I'd love to see textiles, furniture, pharmaceuticals, technology/hardware manufacturing, etcetera back in the USA.
He actually came to my town when he was running and said in our community center that he was going to save the steel industry in this country and you can see where that’s gone, too. He is a piece of garbage.
Yes! We dry our towels extra long to ensure they're not damp, but they still have a smell. White vinegar helps, but I don't remember our towels smelling when I was a kid.
Might have something to do with "detergents" we have these days...and "washing" machines running "eco-friendly" not-so-hot cycles in barely wet water volumes.
In my "washer" I have to run towels and washcloths on "sanitize" setting plus steam w/ extra hot rinse to get them to feel and smell fresh (not masked by disgusting toxic perfumes). This is a 2 hour and 40 minute total cycle, just to wash one load (not yet dried). Wasn't that way in the 80s. Detergents and washing machines use to be effective AND quick. Not so much, now. Same with "dishwashers," which are basically a complete waste of space. It's all mostly a detergent problem, I think.
20 Mile Team Borax for our laundry and use my Grandmother's 35 year old Maytag washer & dryer...never breaks, only had to replace a dryer belt. I would never buy any of the newer ones
This lady is spot on! I hate living in a disposable society. Things used to be made to last and repairs shops were common. Quality over cheap goods is the way.
It is a detergent problem. The EPA outlawed Tri-Sodium-Phosphate in laundry and dish detergent about 15 years ago. The EPA alleged that the phosphate was fertilizing algae in lakes and ponds and causing too much algae, which depleted oxygen in the water, which allegedly killed the poor little fishies living there.
Good news is that tri-sodium-phosphate is widely available, and cheap, and small quantities can typically be added to laundry (follow all official instructions) for better cleaning. I don't know anything about the viability for dish use however.
Needed to do a long road trip to clear my mind this weekend. Drove through some really rural northern Texas towns around Amarillo. The amount of buildings in complete disarray or dilapidated states were just shocking. My friend and I were just talking about how amazing these small towns must have been during their hey day. So many of these places were manufacturing towns that have withered away with these ridiculous trade policies that have been in place for the past 40 plus years.
Most of these coastal liberals don't even care to see the damage that these horrendous policies have wreaked onto these US towns and cities. It was so sad to see.
isn't the issue more of too many regulations and taxes though, than of tariffs (which is another tax), which makes manufacturing more difficult in this country (wherever it is)
yes, but made in america still has to comply with too many domestic regulations and taxes, which pushes out for example people who want to start up new businesses, or keep up existing businesses at competitive levels
Yes, regulations, license fee, taxes, etc. all contribute to the problems. That's part of what the tariffs are supposed to accomplish- leveling the playing field for US companies to be able to compete against lower production costs from foreign nations.
or what I'm wondering is, could we just get rid of domestic regulations and taxes that make it more difficult to start businesses or keep up existing ones
Yes. Trump has been working hard to reduce regulations, and taxes. Just add fair tariffs, and a few other ingredients into the mix, and MAGA cooks up quite nicely. It all ties in together.
Exactly. Here is southwestern Virginia — not far from where this lady is —we have giant empty furniture and textile factories and warehouses all over the place, trees and ivy growing out of the brickwork. Some empty buildings are maintained in an empty but well-preserved state due to a certain family caring about them and maybe hoping they will come to life again. “Factory Man” by Beth Macy is a great book about what occurred in these parts due to globalization. It’s a heartbreaking story that is so overdue for a redemption arc. People around here have said they’d be willing to crawl for a mile on broken glass to have those factories back. I’ve been to so many states and have seen the same sort of thing everywhere. Right now we still have a population hanging on for dear life who would be happy to work and be able to dream again. Ten years from now might be too late.
What she's really talking about is a multi-decade plan to destroy America.
Started with GHB, even though we didn't know it at the time. Turned into NAFTA under billy jeff, and he promptly exported jobs, technology, and weapons to China.
obozo's mission to "fundamentally transform America" was/is fueled by events of the 90s. He was just the magical negro casting spells to bring it to fruition.
That sentiment is felt throughout the country. Why shouldn't we have workers in mills? Heck, if everybody and their dog got computer degrees would there be any computer jobs left? Probably not. Plus, some folks just naturally like working with their hands, building things, instead of using their minds and sitting on their butts all day long.
It all started when they removed shop classes in schools.
Then every HS started pushing college as the only option.
In my area they got rid of shop classes, and home economics, and replaced them with "tech" classes. Not everyone is a techie, and would have done well in the classes they got rid of.
Absolutely. My son could have gone to college but had no interest in accruing crippling debt. Plus he loves making things. He went to community college and got a bunch of welding certs. He works for a family business and gets to do an interesting variety of welding projects. Also he is building a side biz fixing farm equipment with the encouragement and support of his boss who is always referring side jobs to him. It’s not that he doesn’t like to learn. He reads a ton and listens to audiobooks while working and is more educated and articulate than a lot of college grads I know.
I'm in very good shape,and I don't waste my free time at the gym,and I get paid more than most people with a 4 year degree....
AMEN. If everyone is a techie, who's going to repair the air conditioning, plumbing, circuit panel?
And some people like doing both. Working with their minds and their hands.
When I got out of High School forty years ago I went to college for a computer degree. I found out reallllllll quick that computers are not for me. But my grandfather and my dad instilled into me the ability to build and remodel houses. So, thirty five years later I robbed my 401k, every single penny, and sank it into the raw materials to build my own house. God was watching out for me because He allowed me to purchase a one acre "in the city" lake lot for $9K. Then I began buying all the building materials just before they exploded in price. I drug my wife and kid down to our build site every single day and together we built a 5000 sq/ft house, with our own hands. Sure we had some help with things like concrete flat work and laying a few cement blocks, but 90% of the labor was our own. Today my house is worth $850K. I don't think having a computer degree would have helped me in any way to get this house built. But common sense and a loving family certainly had more influence than a cold, money sucking university ever did.
She's absolutely correct.
"Honorable, hard work"
Something libbys want nothing to do with...
And their plantation owners (DNC) desperately need them and will provide for them in exchange for votes.
Just enough to survive, but not enough to thrive,,,
I love the feeling of accomplishment and can't understand why some people don't do anything constructive. Joe Rogan said something many times that has stuck with me: start the day with something hard and the rest of the day is rewarding. It's so true!
A former neighbor of mine, a chabad rabbi no less, once saw me working on my truck. As I was crawling out from under it, covered in grease, he walked over and asked me why I did it. His first question was "To save money?"
My response? "Because I like to. Saving money is just a bonus."
I wouldn't expect a rabbi to understand.
like serving double lattes ------ except actually making something
This. And furniture.
Yes. North Carolina had a great furniture industry. I'd love to see textiles, furniture, pharmaceuticals, technology/hardware manufacturing, etcetera back in the USA.
Wow, that was excellent, and fact. We need to get back to trade jobs and quality of goods being important.
fiat money and offshoring are what's killing America
And who was the henchman the wealthy corporations sent to stab American workers in the back? Bill Clinton.
He actually came to my town when he was running and said in our community center that he was going to save the steel industry in this country and you can see where that’s gone, too. He is a piece of garbage.
And RAPIST.
Yep, same all over the south. Grew up with a textile mill in town in FL disappeared in the mid 90s.
Awwww the old towels that didn't stink.
Yes! We dry our towels extra long to ensure they're not damp, but they still have a smell. White vinegar helps, but I don't remember our towels smelling when I was a kid.
Might have something to do with "detergents" we have these days...and "washing" machines running "eco-friendly" not-so-hot cycles in barely wet water volumes. In my "washer" I have to run towels and washcloths on "sanitize" setting plus steam w/ extra hot rinse to get them to feel and smell fresh (not masked by disgusting toxic perfumes). This is a 2 hour and 40 minute total cycle, just to wash one load (not yet dried). Wasn't that way in the 80s. Detergents and washing machines use to be effective AND quick. Not so much, now. Same with "dishwashers," which are basically a complete waste of space. It's all mostly a detergent problem, I think.
20 Mile Team Borax for our laundry and use my Grandmother's 35 year old Maytag washer & dryer...never breaks, only had to replace a dryer belt. I would never buy any of the newer ones
This lady is spot on! I hate living in a disposable society. Things used to be made to last and repairs shops were common. Quality over cheap goods is the way.
It is a detergent problem. The EPA outlawed Tri-Sodium-Phosphate in laundry and dish detergent about 15 years ago. The EPA alleged that the phosphate was fertilizing algae in lakes and ponds and causing too much algae, which depleted oxygen in the water, which allegedly killed the poor little fishies living there.
Good news is that tri-sodium-phosphate is widely available, and cheap, and small quantities can typically be added to laundry (follow all official instructions) for better cleaning. I don't know anything about the viability for dish use however.
Gotta make your own laundry detergent these days. It's easy and cheap. Give it a try.
Needed to do a long road trip to clear my mind this weekend. Drove through some really rural northern Texas towns around Amarillo. The amount of buildings in complete disarray or dilapidated states were just shocking. My friend and I were just talking about how amazing these small towns must have been during their hey day. So many of these places were manufacturing towns that have withered away with these ridiculous trade policies that have been in place for the past 40 plus years.
Most of these coastal liberals don't even care to see the damage that these horrendous policies have wreaked onto these US towns and cities. It was so sad to see.
Amen sister.... Amen!
I remember those Canon towels... and when clothes would last and last.
isn't the issue more of too many regulations and taxes though, than of tariffs (which is another tax), which makes manufacturing more difficult in this country (wherever it is)
Tariffs are applied to imported goods. Made In America pay no tariffs.
yes, but made in america still has to comply with too many domestic regulations and taxes, which pushes out for example people who want to start up new businesses, or keep up existing businesses at competitive levels
Yes, regulations, license fee, taxes, etc. all contribute to the problems. That's part of what the tariffs are supposed to accomplish- leveling the playing field for US companies to be able to compete against lower production costs from foreign nations.
or what I'm wondering is, could we just get rid of domestic regulations and taxes that make it more difficult to start businesses or keep up existing ones
Yes. Trump has been working hard to reduce regulations, and taxes. Just add fair tariffs, and a few other ingredients into the mix, and MAGA cooks up quite nicely. It all ties in together.
Exactly. Here is southwestern Virginia — not far from where this lady is —we have giant empty furniture and textile factories and warehouses all over the place, trees and ivy growing out of the brickwork. Some empty buildings are maintained in an empty but well-preserved state due to a certain family caring about them and maybe hoping they will come to life again. “Factory Man” by Beth Macy is a great book about what occurred in these parts due to globalization. It’s a heartbreaking story that is so overdue for a redemption arc. People around here have said they’d be willing to crawl for a mile on broken glass to have those factories back. I’ve been to so many states and have seen the same sort of thing everywhere. Right now we still have a population hanging on for dear life who would be happy to work and be able to dream again. Ten years from now might be too late.
I used to live in that county and there were mills everywhere.
Articulate and intelligent. She is correct on all counts.
What she's really talking about is a multi-decade plan to destroy America.
Started with GHB, even though we didn't know it at the time. Turned into NAFTA under billy jeff, and he promptly exported jobs, technology, and weapons to China.
obozo's mission to "fundamentally transform America" was/is fueled by events of the 90s. He was just the magical negro casting spells to bring it to fruition.