On Wednesday President Obama came to visit Mt. Holly, N.C. He came singing the praises of Freightliner 's sale of its 1000th natural gas truck in November. ( Do you think he noticed that its March? ) He was also touting the praises of Daimler Trucks North America for its recent addition of 1000 jobs.
If he could have only taken the time to drive 3 miles down the road. Literally, it is only three miles before you see the stark empty houses surrounding an inhabited one. These subdivisions were basically done when Freightliner laid off half the town in 2008.
Everybody in Mt. Holly knew someone who was let go, but while some went to wait on unemployment checks, others opted out of the uncertainy of working for Freightliner. So yes it's great that they hired 1000 people, but most of the "local folks " knew that eventually jobs would come back around, that is how Freightliner works. Now the rush is to find finished houses to rent, not own, because you never know when Freightliner will flip the switch and cut the jobs off.
My views:
Just a side note: Obama's constant extending of unemployment benefits didn't really benefit anyone except those that are lazy. Trying to save everyone's house isn't the right answer either. People not the government should be responsible for their own actions (like buying a bigger house than they could afford). I would write more about Obama's visit to town--but right now I won't say anything because its not nice (and I don't want arrested).
Check out Obama's Energy Secretary's comments on how he would be thrilled if gas hit over $10 because then we(the gas guzzling public) would be forced to buy smaller cars, or maybe even walk to work.
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