the site is only about 10 miles from my house, the down side of the 200 added jobs is they are not high paying jobs. I know a guy that applied for a welding position there and they told him starting salary was $12 an hour, I hope he was pulling my leg, but he didn't act like it.
New Kubota Factory
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crazyal
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Hopefully they pay well but a $12 an hour job in the US is still better than a $12 an hour job in another country.
MHarryE
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Isn't a lot to assemble a tractor. Assume engines will come in a container, transaxle in a container, front axle in a container. Wheels and tires - what is the source today? Last I remember seeing Toyota spent less than 20 man hours assembling a car and a tractor is less complicated although at only 20,000 tractors they won't be spending a lot on robotics. So there isn't a lot of US labor going into a tractor although they can tag it final point of assembly USA.
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12 bucks an hour don't buy a new car at 30 grand, or a new home at 125 grand or put the kids through college. 12 bucks an hour don't put food on the table these days either. 12 bucks an hour don't buy a new Kubota tractor either....
Finally 12 bucks an hour for a skilled welders job is an insult.
heck, I make 30 bucks an hour and my only skill is telling people to get focked.
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Nothing much is, despire what Harley riders tell you......:laughing:
Well, come up with a product plan, get some investors, and show us how it's done.
Oh wait, nevermind, federal regulations make that plan impossible.
crazyal
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12 bucks an hour don't buy a new car at 30 grand, or a new home at 125 grand or put the kids through college. 12 bucks an hour don't put food on the table these days either. 12 bucks an hour don't buy a new Kubota tractor either....
Finally 12 bucks an hour for a skilled welders job is an insult.
heck, I make 30 bucks an hour and my only skill is telling people to get focked.
I never said it was great but $12 an hour is better than $0 an hour. Also a married couple if both working for Kubota and making $24 ($12 x 2) an hour is about $50k a year. The national average for a a family is $52k a year. In most of Georgia the median is much lower.
If it's going to be an assembly plant then I'm not sure why they would need welders, certainly not certified welders.
OrangeRidge
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JD are not paying much salary either . New employees / relocated , are
on 40% of previous pay . Good paying manufacturing/assem jobs are
history . The tax breaks that Kubota will be getting will totally negate
the employment . As LBJ said " .... the whole thing isn't worth a
bucket of spit " ( I paraphrase ). It's all down hill for the US . When
China develops African mineral supplies , it will be the same here ; history.
If you want American made from Georgia , buy a Benedetto.
on 40% of previous pay . Good paying manufacturing/assem jobs are
history . The tax breaks that Kubota will be getting will totally negate
the employment . As LBJ said " .... the whole thing isn't worth a
bucket of spit " ( I paraphrase ). It's all down hill for the US . When
China develops African mineral supplies , it will be the same here ; history.
If you want American made from Georgia , buy a Benedetto.
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beppington
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12 bucks an hour don't buy a new car at 30 grand, or a new home at 125 grand or put the kids through college. 12 bucks an hour don't put food on the table these days either. 12 bucks an hour don't buy a new Kubota tractor either....
Finally 12 bucks an hour for a skilled welders job is an insult.
heck, I make 30 bucks an hour and my only skill is telling people to get focked.
You write that as though a $30K new car & a $125K new home are bare minimums that every US job should be able to afford. I make a lot more than that & have never had either of those luxuries. Seems best to live within your means, whatever they may be, & that may mean no new car (whether $30K or less) and/or no new home (whether $125K or less) until your savings and/or income can afford it.
A $30K new car is a h3ll of a car!