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6. There are millions of people currently working for much less than that in all sorts of occupations.

Fri May 23, 2025, 11:32 AM

May 23

Why would someone currently making $14 per hour turn down a manufacturing job making $17-22 per hour? Mostly with weekends off.

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manufacturing in the US [View all] RJ-MacReady May 23 OP

Rein in ceo pay. mwmisses4289 May 23 #2

They dont want manufacturing in the US Johonny May 23 #3

Why do we need to "counter" Melon May 23 #4

we don't want those jobs RJ-MacReady May 23 #5

The US is advantaged on some pieces of manufacturing Melon May 23 #7

Yes RJ-MacReady May 23 #8

Chemicals, Too ProfessorGAC May 23 #10

Absolutely. Especially ethane/ethylene derivatives Melon May 24 #12

Chinese Chemical Plants ProfessorGAC May 24 #13

Spot on.... Melon May 25 #14

The last time we were a manufacturing powerhouse... KentuckyWoman May 23 #9

I'm in Chemicals Melon May 25 #15

Often lots of pollution from manufacturing womanofthehills May 23 #11

It's because plants or factories need room and other requirements Melon May 25 #16