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In response to "Sweet fancy Moses. Just heard first election radio ad. Trump against Biden and UAW deal. Bidens lying. Sold you out to China EV interests." by VMan

Trump got exactly the same share of union votes (40%) as Mitt "Let Detroit Die" Romney. "Reagan Democrats" have voted against their own interests for

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Sep 20 '23, 12:55

40+ years

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The other day was an interesting? argument. Pointing out pay discrepancies the (I assume) MAGAt ranted that the CEOs pay adds nothing to vehicle cost - VMan Sep 20, 13:26 2
- marketing (selling americans on $90k gas guzzlers that get 20mpg) is like 40% of the jacked up sticker price. labor costs are 5% -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 13:29 1
  - Don Draper’s gotta eat, too! -- nm - VMan Sep 20, 13:34
It appears MI may be slowly becoming blue. However, there are still chucklenuts that feel change is handled by kidnapping and killing foes. -- nm - VMan Sep 20, 12:57 7
- I'm rooting for MI, WI, PA, GA, AZ, etc next year! (sorry to our friends in TN, IN, FL, TX, OH, etc) -- nm - mud Sep 20, 13:15 2
  - playing with the interactive 270toWin map already: -- (pic) - mud Sep 20, 13:27 [Attachment]
  - (and by "sorry" I mean best wishes and all that .. I can't imagine, it must worse than living in Alberta) -- nm - mud Sep 20, 13:17
- the bigger tension is IRA is encouraging (requiring really) domestic EV production by foreign carmakers and they're all going to non-union states -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 13:03 3
  - I’m assuming regulations, labour in particular, favours that. However, I think long term they are still better where they are. JMHO. -- nm - VMan Sep 20, 13:10 2
    - to get the EV tax credits under IRA production and assembly have to be entirely domestic. the foreign companies have fully embraced that mandate - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 13:11 1
      - Ah. Was thinking domestic. All their assets (infrastructure, skilled workers, plants, etc.) are essentially in place. - VMan Sep 20, 13:18

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