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Colt to open factory in Florida
« on: December 02, 2011, 06:27:24 AM »
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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2011, 12:34:47 PM »
And how many of those jobs are coming from the old plant?

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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2011, 01:35:59 PM »
Quote from: Pecos Bill on December 02, 2011, 12:34:47 PM
And how many of those jobs are coming from the old plant?

Pecos

Might be some management, and a hand full of QA and Engineering types, but the manufacturing floor does not pay enough to make it worth relocating.
Every one else will be hired locally.
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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2011, 01:37:02 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on December 02, 2011, 01:35:59 PM
Might be some management, and a hand full of QA and Engineering types, but the manufacturing floor does not pay enough to make it worth relocating.
Every one else will be hired locally.

Or they will move on their own dime...

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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2011, 01:47:24 PM »
Quote from: r_w on December 02, 2011, 01:37:02 PM
Or they will move on their own dime...

If they do they will probably get hiring preference, but I doubt that many will.
When S&W moved T/C production to Mass none of the hourly employees moved and that was a lot less distance to Family and friends, (100-150 miles ) than Conn to Fla. (1000+/- )
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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2011, 02:00:38 PM »
These "sweet deals" to attract industry really make me groan.

Not that the company is getting a "deal", but that there is something to deal with in the first place.

The state is, in effect, saying...   "If you locate in Fl. we won't burden you with all the onerous hassles to do business that we've dumped on our current corporate base."

If they didn't make it difficult do do business in the state to begin with, they wouldn't need to do favors to get new ones to move in.
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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2011, 05:28:32 PM »
It's called capitalism Solus. A word and practice not used over the last three years of BHO. States always offer "incentives/deals/tax breaks" to bring business to states. Especially manufacturing jobs.

It's also called competition. Bushmaster was all set to go to KY, when Chucky Schumer made them an even sweeter deal to go to NY. (I'm still shaking my head at that one)...

Same with Boeing in SC. It's the bottom line.

Although, I'm not a fan of Shoot Straight's Charles O'Meara, he kinda helped "kill" the open carry legislation in FL. Standing there with the Tampa Bay Sheriff saying "open carry scares cops and civilians, and responsible gun owners can't be trusted with such a duty." Is BS.

Plus his prices are too high.

But good for Colt, makes up for Para moving to NC for the same reason.

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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2011, 06:07:34 PM »
I don't like it, I don't like it one bit.

its not capitalism, its a form of Cronyism.
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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2011, 06:53:42 PM »
Quote from: TAB on December 02, 2011, 06:07:34 PM
I don't like it, I don't like it one bit.

its not capitalism, its a form of Cronyism.


If you could triple your earnings, have tax breaks, and less BS, (especially what you deal with in Ca),  by moving to Arizona, you'd jump, and you know it.

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Re: Colt to open factory in Florida
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2011, 07:21:37 PM »
Quote from: TAB on December 02, 2011, 06:07:34 PM
I don't like it, I don't like it one bit.

its not capitalism, its a form of Cronyism.


Exactly TAB.

There should not be enough of a tax to need getting a break..

To think that the state is doing you a favor is like believing that if someone stops hitting you in the head with a ball bat, they are being nice to you.

 
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