Posted on 09/14/2009 8:15:03 AM PDT by Kartographer
The Indianapolis company said it will reduce its work force to 35,000 by the end of 2011. It has about 40,500 now. The new total excludes hirings in high-growth emerging markets and Japan.
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Did Indiana go blue?
America, here’s your “change.”
Move on...nothing to see here just a bit more of that hope and changey thing.
Yes they did. First time since 1964 I believe.
Meanwhile, we’re breathlessly awaiting Obama’s ‘economy’ speech, where he’ll be telling us how WONDERFUL everything is, and how therefore we need more Government to make it even better!!
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They sure did, by a margin of 30,000 votes...fewer than the number being laid off by Eli Lilly.
now they can go “code blue.”
Didn’t they do that in November 2008 when they went for Barry 0 and the Gang?
Looks like patent protection is running out on the top 4 selling lines. They don’t have anything in the pipeline to take up the slack? Maybe they cut R&D to boost short-term profits....
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Yes, it did. I have friends in Muncie, Indiana (all voted McCain/Palin in ‘08) and they know how close it was. I seriously believe the election was rigged out of Gary. The number of counties overwhelmingly went McCain/Palin and a 30,000-vote-margin is really close.
And, since Gary is in the Central Time Zone, they had an extra hour to see how the votes in Indiana were coming in and then alter their votes to win the state for Obama.
Indiana is very hard-pressed for jobs and I hope they see how Obama isn’t going to bring the jobs they need.
sounds like it.
Stimulating
BTW, that was a 5,000 job cut, not a 35,000 job cut ~ the 35,000 is the number of jobs left AFTER the cut.
The UAW in Indiana saw most of their plants closed to save the Detroit operations ~ and with UAW members ordinarily splitting their votes in Indiana elections, I'd suggest the Democrats probably won't win their next 6 or 7 elections there.
This is all Obama's fault. He has single handedly destroyed the Democrat party in Indiana.
Let me add, Lake County Indiana (SEE: Gary) always rigs the vote ~ never been any exceptions.
Most likely ACORN territory.
in case no one else has pointed it out, 40,500 - 35,000 = 5,500, not > 30,000.
Thanks for the correction...I read it as "cut BY 35,000"...my mistake!
What’s wrong with them? Didn’t they here that the economy has stabilized, that everything’s alright now?
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