Hershey's Move To Mexico

Philly.com ^ | June 9, 2007 | By Steve Chawkins / Los Angeles Times

[Racehorse]

Do you think you own private businesses. . . . They are free to flee.

Don't know how he'll answer but I'm scratching my head wondering what side of choice you don't understand.

Sure, they can choose to flee. That's what they did. Now, I choose not to buy anymore of their products.

If you owned a company would you not also leave.

Wael, no.

[cmotormac44]

Stop buying any company product that moves to Mexico and that will stop the damn nonsense of dumping American workers——some things we may not be able to do without Hershey candy is sure one we can-—thye are finished with me and so is Hershey Park where my kids used to go and now my grandkids will just have to do without-

[kaboom]

The China reference was in regard to it being a lucrative market for sales, not for production.

As for some other posts, the company will save about 10% in labor costs plus they will avoid some of the US restrictions on sugar which artificially inflate their costs.

[org.whodat]

From now on the dark color in Hershey might not be chocolate!!!

[Clemenza]

These threads seem to bring out the “Werkin’ Man” populists. When will the Proletarians realize that they are, uh, proles?

[Snoopers-868th]

And this is probably all ‘sugar coated’.

[Plains Drifter]

Levi Strauss left? Hershey is going to Mexico. Buck Knives went to Post Falls, Idaho and General Dynamics went to Arizona. Why are all these companies leaving the Golden State? Not golden anymore?

[ontap]

You’re exactly right! Artificially high sugar prices which is one of if not the biggest expense they have and you wonder why they leave. It ain’t rocket science. Our chickens are coming home to roost.

[hoosierham]

I have been opposed to NAFTA and all the similar crap for years and years;not that ANY of the politicians cared.

Remember,tariffs on imports was the major Constitutional tax to finance the limited federal government.

Sadly,most people don't have any idea where their food or much else comes from,nor do they care,as long as its cheap or in style.

[Calpernia]

Hershey's new labor union

[Sender]

Nothing wrong with Mexican Hersheys that a couple of Lomotil won’t cure.

[unfortunately a bluestater]

I’m with you-—I’m giving up Hershey’s

[Wolfie]

Yep. Patriotism’s for saps.

[lepton]

And, like other domestic candy companies, Hershey complains about government agricultural supports keeping the price of sugar at least double the level in foreign markets.

Hmmm. Sounds like Steel Tariffs...where for every job "saved" in making steel, 5 manufacturing jobs using the steel were lost.

[The Old Hoosier]

And, like other domestic candy companies, Hershey complains about government agricultural supports keeping the price of sugar at least double the level in foreign markets.

The culprit for the loss of jobs here is the government and the U.S. Sugar Lobby, which owns nearly half our Congress. Take it up with them, it's not Hershey's fault it's so unreasonably expensive for them to be based in the United States.

[Tarpon]

We liked Hershey’s chocolate candy, but once it’s gone over the border I am done with it.

[eeevil conservative]

put down the bottle and go to bed.....

you will thank me for this advice in the morning.....

;-)

[endthematrix]

"Why do you feel that way."

The last thing you should be expecting is Americans favoring trans-national corporations who think nothing of their employees.

"If you want to keep business in the USA then you must quit putting onerous burdens on them. They are fee to flee."

When the USA dramatically lowers wages to that of the lowest competitor, then business will return.

[eeevil conservative]

ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Racehorse]

These threads seem to bring out the “Werkin’ Man” populists.

Werkin is a product whose purpose is to simplify life through organization.

I've always strived to be a Werkin Man. Not so much a populist, though. But what the hey, it is Saturday night. :-)