There are a lot of jobs outside the factory. Tesla has two parts warehouses and two office buildings in Reno (Sparks) that are really busy, too. Rentals in the area are just crazy with all the good paying jobs. Reno is FULL.
My buddy is looking at retirement grade properties (he's about 10 years away). He grew up in the general area, so wants to be away from the throngs but near doctors and such. He thinks he'll end up south of Carson City. Pretty country.
Auto plants and big factories are often good for the general area. When Holden closed 20,000 jobs in the area went with them, in addition to the 5,500 at the plant. They scaled the workforce down over time but for the peripheral suppliers and businesses...It was crippling.
I have friends up in Indiana where a lot of the suppliers were/are from. Borg Warner taking much of their work overseas just decimated the area. Clutches and Starters and bits for the above...
Happens here...Loads of manufacturing going to China...They're happy to do it, can make money and then when they want to take us over they just restrict supply and starve us out. Smart Aussie government, smart. Same happening all over. Soon cheap labour will rise and so will costs to the consumer...Us...And we've shut down our manufacturing capabilities and so are fucked. Smart.
Yep. Exactly. I actually think it's the one thing Trump has done well. Renegotiate trade deals. Though in all honesty I think his trade deals have really benefited his companies...
BTW, the new (as yet untested) washer and dryer are Amana made in Iowa. On purpose.
I just did a post on my MUT, made in Oregon, USA. The quality shows. I prefer Aussie made over stuff made in Asia, it's difficult to find stuff that isn't made there though.
Oregon and Washington are interesting places, and a lot alike. Couple of big cities and the rest is just rural where people know how to work hard and make things. Some excellent stuff built there. There was a guy down in Pendelton, OR that had some wild ideas about trap guns. He got a little famous then died. I think he might have been on to something, and the left behind guns are still in high demand 40 years later...
A hell of a lot of small knife works, too.
Yeah, but also others in general I'd hope. They all do it I guess, those in power always feather their own nests.
At the risk of making a gratuitous comment, the only answer to that is: Yeah. Exactly.