"scottht" wrote in message
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Up in Syracuse, Carrier Corp. just announced it was laying off 1,200

Let's see how the Dems blame this one on Bush.

They'll pay no attention to the real reasons for the layoffs:

"These decisions reflect, in part, market requirements. The global container
market has become Asian-focused, with more than 80 percent of our container
refrigeration products currently being shipped to Asia," Amyuni said. We
must be located nearer to our markets."

"Company spokesman Jonathan Shaw said Carrier's compressor business has
fallen by 50 percent over the last three years, reflecting an industrywide
decline as customers have switched to newer technology"

"I've struggled at different jobs to stay in manufacturing but manufacturing
is dying in this country. I'm getting out. I'm going to use this as an
opportunity to start a new life," said Pate (10 year Carrier employee), who
said he might pursue work in the medical field."