Swisher moving some operations to Dominican Republic, 250 to lose their jobs

[If_I_Loved_you]

This is just more the inevitable result of all the ayn rand no-rules bow-down to global commerce nonsense. Import tariffs are actually a good thing from a comparatively rich country's perspective, they serve to prevent global wealth redistribution. Globalization, at least in the version we've sold it to the public in this country, really only works as advertised after most of the globe has reached relative wealth parity. Until then, it's just a game of exploiting cheap labor without passing the savings along to the user of the product. For us, this means a downgrade. But everybody in Washington's been drinking the kool-ade since the 1990s (because they're paid to drink it), and pointing out the obvious is probably a lost cause.

"it's just a game of exploiting cheap labor without passing the savings along to the user of the product." +1000

[ProjectMaximus]

This is just more the inevitable result of all the ayn rand no-rules bow-down to global commerce nonsense. Import tariffs are actually a good thing from a comparatively rich country's perspective, they serve to prevent global wealth redistribution. Globalization, at least in the version we've sold it to the public in this country, really only works as advertised after most of the globe has reached relative wealth parity. Until then, it's just a game of exploiting cheap labor without passing the savings along to the user of the product. For us, this means a downgrade. But everybody in Washington's been drinking the kool-ade since the 1990s (because they're paid to drink it), and pointing out the obvious is probably a lost cause

"it's just a game of exploiting cheap labor without passing the savings along to the user of the product." +1000

Not to make light of this, but I just can't help but be reminded of the flight of the conchords song about issues:

They're turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
But what's the real cost, 'cause the sneakers don't seem that much cheaper
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers when you got little kid slaves making them
What are your overheads?

[If_I_Loved_you]

This is just more the inevitable result of all the ayn rand no-rules bow-down to global commerce nonsense. Import tariffs are actually a good thing from a comparatively rich country's perspective, they serve to prevent global wealth redistribution. Globalization, at least in the version we've sold it to the public in this country, really only works as advertised after most of the globe has reached relative wealth parity. Until then, it's just a game of exploiting cheap labor without passing the savings along to the user of the product. For us, this means a downgrade. But everybody in Washington's been drinking the kool-ade since the 1990s (because they're paid to drink it), and pointing out the obvious is probably a lost cause

"it's just a game of exploiting cheap labor without passing the savings along to the user of the product." +1000

Not to make light of this, but I just can't help but be reminded of the flight of the conchords song about issues:

They're turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers
But what's the real cost, 'cause the sneakers don't seem that much cheaper
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers when you got little kid slaves making them
What are your overheads?

Very True! 

[If_I_Loved_you]

"I'll be here 38 years in October," he said, "I should be OK." The worker who said this good luck?

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/business/2013-09-20/story/swisher-lay-250-jacksonville#ixzz2fY7tIqHY

[peestandingup]

Isn't it our government policy to eliminate tobacco farming and processing from the US?

Seems like it, to of course maximize profits since they get a cut from it. I guarantee you the price of tobacco won't come down though & get passed on to the end consumer.

They are also foaming at the mouth over electronic cigarettes/vaporizers & trying to figure out how to get their cut from it since ecigs are expected to overtake traditional cigarettes in the next decade, citing all kinds of bogus studies & scare tactics, using the ALA as their mouthpiece. http://action.lung.org/site/DocServer/need-fda-regulations-all-tobacco-09192013.pdf

Never mind the fact that its never killed anyone, shown any kind of real harm & has zero cancer causing carcinogens unlike our good friend the cigarette. And that the 2 main ingredients are already used in asthma inhalers & shown to be harmless long ago.