[brainstem223]

And what was the product they were making or you prefer to be as vague as was your point>?

[Logophile]

And what was the product they were making or you prefer to be as vague as was your point>?

I prefer not to identify the company or its product.

My point—or rather points—should have been obvious, but I will spell them out for you:

1. The old ways of doing things will not suffice. The grimy, polluting, unionized industrial behemoths of the past are disappearing.

2. Automation has been replacing labor in manufacturing for many years. The hand-wringing about outsourcing is not always warranted. Many manufacturing jobs aren't being exported; they are being eliminated entirely by machines.

3. The plant relied on imported equipment, and would be harmed by restrictions on foreign imports.

4. Quality is what counts. American manufacturers can and do compete with low-wage competitors by being obsessive about quality.

[Rembrandt]

"And what was the product they were making or you prefer to be as vague as was your point>?"

It sure seems like there are a lot of angry and/or nasty folks on here tonight.