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I don't know about the original post. But if you have 5000 new jobs coming into KY to build new lithium battery's it would be a good deal. If those workers make 50,000 wages per yr, their paycheck is injecting 250 million a year into a community that had nothing before. Money for vehicle sales, clothes purchases, car parts, appliance purchase, new house purchases, vacations, new motels , new restaurants the list goes on and on. Will need some better roads which the tax on new wages can pay for. We always harp about our stuff should be made here instead of overseas. Whats more American than KY made.
Tom in TN
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jm,
Are you familiar with the town in Tennessee where Ford announced that they are planning to build their assembly plant? I'm not, but I searched the internet for the town (I think it is named Stanton?). The town has a population of a little over 6,000 people. It's a goodly distance from any decent sized town. I can only imagine the logistical/infrastructure problems they are going to have to resolve. Where are the new employees going to come from, and where are they going to live? Who's going to build the schools necessary to teach the kids that come with their parents. Is there ample electrical and sewage capacity for the plant and for all of the residents?
I'm sure they can work out all of the challenges, but it seems like a daunting task to me.
Tom in TN (near Spring Hill with the gigantic GM plant)
Are you familiar with the town in Tennessee where Ford announced that they are planning to build their assembly plant? I'm not, but I searched the internet for the town (I think it is named Stanton?). The town has a population of a little over 6,000 people. It's a goodly distance from any decent sized town. I can only imagine the logistical/infrastructure problems they are going to have to resolve. Where are the new employees going to come from, and where are they going to live? Who's going to build the schools necessary to teach the kids that come with their parents. Is there ample electrical and sewage capacity for the plant and for all of the residents?
I'm sure they can work out all of the challenges, but it seems like a daunting task to me.
Tom in TN (near Spring Hill with the gigantic GM plant)
It is very difficult to discuss anything these days without it being political.
The fabric of space and time seems to be ripping and shredding around us, and changing into something I dont understand.
It is difficult to talk about anything.
I dont envy a moderator of any forum these days. The commercial outfits sold ou nd only allow arrived doublespeak. Smaller forums like this really have itrogh, o KC things friendly but equal.
Pl
The fabric of space and time seems to be ripping and shredding around us, and changing into something I dont understand.
It is difficult to talk about anything.
I dont envy a moderator of any forum these days. The commercial outfits sold ou nd only allow arrived doublespeak. Smaller forums like this really have itrogh, o KC things friendly but equal.
Pl
Fritz Maurer
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I dont think they really care until the cross -fire starts. Calling someone dumb because they said (green) in a disparaging manner, thats how this stuff gets started. Lots of people here with lots of good ideas... so much of agriculture is tied to the government.... and ultimately to politics... especially this electric vehicle thing needs to be discussed as it is now carrying over to tractors . Which will ultimately lead to the banning of diesel tractors in California, power grids, charging stations, kilowatt production... all with ties to government, controlled by politics.
Actually the population of Stanton is only around 600. I live in Fayette county which shares the Super Site with Hardeman county and also wonder where these thousands of workers are going to come from. Businesses in this area are already struggling to find workers.
Both counties are primarily farming communities and even the farmers are having a hard time finding help here at harvest time.
Both counties are primarily farming communities and even the farmers are having a hard time finding help here at harvest time.
BarnyardEngineering
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The only productive political discussion is one where only like minded people are present, and they parrot the same tired old talking points back and forth to each other, while the rest cheer "Huzzah!" and slap each other on the back.
Any other discussion turns into personal insults and name calling. It's inevitable. That's where this one is headed, and it will probably go poof.
It is not wise or advisable or productive to post about why your post went poof. Take it up with the site admins directly.
Any other discussion turns into personal insults and name calling. It's inevitable. That's where this one is headed, and it will probably go poof.
It is not wise or advisable or productive to post about why your post went poof. Take it up with the site admins directly.
Theyll get plenty of workers.
No doubt there will be a contract agreement amongst other Ford plants where workers will be able to voluntarily transfer to this plant. Its a handy feature that automakers and the UAW has employed elsewhere to get experienced workers in a new plant from day one start up. Plus, if youre originally from KY, or plan on retiring to that state, you can transfer there, buy some land, build a home and lay in supplies all while youre still working for a decent livable wage w/ benefits that will put low-paying local employers to shame- so much so that when the employment office starts taking Ford applications, folks will line up around the block for a job that pays a good wage w/ benefits, right past those businesses and owners who will continue to complain that for some reason ''Nobody wants to work.''!
No doubt there will be a contract agreement amongst other Ford plants where workers will be able to voluntarily transfer to this plant. Its a handy feature that automakers and the UAW has employed elsewhere to get experienced workers in a new plant from day one start up. Plus, if youre originally from KY, or plan on retiring to that state, you can transfer there, buy some land, build a home and lay in supplies all while youre still working for a decent livable wage w/ benefits that will put low-paying local employers to shame- so much so that when the employment office starts taking Ford applications, folks will line up around the block for a job that pays a good wage w/ benefits, right past those businesses and owners who will continue to complain that for some reason ''Nobody wants to work.''!
DoubleO7
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Did you happen to notice that it is next to an interstate highway?
Did you notice that Memphis and Jackson are about 30 miles away?
you really think Ford and it's partners are going to invest $6 billion in a area that won't work out??
Hay hay hay
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Do you really think that the people at Ford who are going to invest $5 billion dollars are not smart enough to have assessed the ability to attract a work force to that location? They have already deeply analyzed every aspect of this investment.
Henry Ford did it. The Army Air Force needed B24 Bombers during WWII. He goes out and buys up some land and builds a massive building whereby raw materials went in one end and finished B24 bombers came out the other at the rate of one per hour if I recall the data (Ref: Wheels for the World, Douglas Brinkley, Viking Books).
He went farther to build a runway suitable for flight testing and established a community for his workers since the property was in a remote location and went out world wide to get workers to fill the required jobs. (https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/94614-how-fords-willow-run-assembly-plant-helped-win-world-war-ii)
So folks, don't say it can't be done, especially with the technology and equipment available today.
He went farther to build a runway suitable for flight testing and established a community for his workers since the property was in a remote location and went out world wide to get workers to fill the required jobs. (https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/94614-how-fords-willow-run-assembly-plant-helped-win-world-war-ii)
So folks, don't say it can't be done, especially with the technology and equipment available today.
You have no idea the ripple effect that it'll have. We found that out in reverse when 2700 union jobs disappeared from our small community a few decades ago. The saying back then was that nobody's worth $18 and hour to stand there running a screw gun. We found out quick that the $18 was ending up in everybody's pocket in one way or another, even if it was just in savings of gas and time in not having to travel 50 miles for goods and services that dried up overnight as well. Those 2700 jobs resulted in the loss of at least 10,000 more.
Brown Dirt Cowboy
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- Jackson Mo
om, what are they building i the Spring Hill plant now that Saturns are no longer made? And I heard that the Tennessean truck stop burned sometime in the past couple of years, used to stop in there a lot. Thanks
DoubleO7
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BDC,
That Saturn plant never shutdown, only for retooling.
Here is the latest status...
Saturn plant switching to Cadillac EV
Brown Dirt Cowboy
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- Jackson Mo
Thanks Mr DoubleO7. I don't think America is ready for all the EVs that the manufacturers are wanting us to believe that we need.I think they are putting the cart before the horse as we don't have the infrastucture in place to produce all the electricity to maintain all the charging stations that will be needed. It's not going to be as convenient as pulling up to a pump and 4 minutes later having a full tank. At 69 yrs old , I don't see an EV in my garage.
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