Wow, this is a tough one. I’ve retyped my post 3 times trying to explain myself…
Yes, if the Tonawanda Engine Plant closed it would be bad for our local economy. But the way to keep it open is not to hope people buy that product because it’s the right thing to do. That won’t work. The way to keep it open is for it to produce the better product vs the competition. That’s the only way.
Unfortunately, that’s hard as hell in the modern marketplace given how much lower cost the labor is in underdeveloped countries. It’s unfortunate for those who do not have the skills to add value here, and all the more reason that any young person who doesn’t go to college to develop skills that cannot be sourced to the uneducated masses in other countries is a complete fool. Especially considering that more and more people in India and China understand this are going to college.
Capitalism can be a bitch. Education is the way to make it work for you.
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