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[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson plans to offshore the East Lake, Ohio, plant of Conn Selmer, the largest U.S. manufacturer of brass and orchestra instruments.

“We can’t have American producers closing American factories and offshoring. We need to protect American jobs and protect American manufacturing,” Paulson said just last year.

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Protect American Jobs" = "Give me outrageous tax breaks and regulatory cutouts that would make me more money than moving to China would save"

'A' was still more than 'B', so Joe MAGA's job goes sailing.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

The only American job he's protecting is his own. He's still gonna be the CEO while the plebs are fired.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Why not both? Collect the government handouts, then move to China anyway.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Eh, Conn has sucked ever since they moved from Elkhart, IN in 1970. You want a great trombone? Get an old Elkhart Conn 88-H. Same with any brass instrument.

Vintage Japanese acoustic guitars from the 70s, and Elkhart Conns are Legendary.

Don't buy shiny new robot built instruments, they're all crap. Find an old vintage one that was assembled by an expert. Cheaper, better, WAY COOLER.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

"There are plenty of jobs! Just walk in, demand to see the Big Boss, give him a firm handshake.and "good morning Sir,' and ask for a job."

-- Every MAGA Boomer, probably

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

But I thought all the tariff money we’ve been rolling in would guarantee manufacturing jobs in the US?! /s

[–] RotatingParts@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

.. and to maximize profit even more, they will be cutting costs by dropping the extra and unnecessary "n" in their first name and it will now be "Con".

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Add him to The List.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

ALL billionaires lie, scam, cheat and exploit.

Also, all water is wet.