Original Hershey Chocolate Factory closing in Hershey, PA

[moxham123]

Original Hershey Chocolate Factory closing in Hershey, PA.

http://www.gadling.com/2010/10/06/origi ... 3%7C175953

[floodcitybrass]

There are two choices
A) Keep US wages and eventually the cost of a candy bar will be $5.00 per bar then eventually Hershey goes out of business like the rest of the US based companies.
B) Move production out of the country and sell the candy bars for 0.79 cents each and the company stays open.

Choice C would have been a compromise between A and B but I am guessing that Hershey the union could not come up with an agreement. The expectation of a the US salary is so much more then the sweatshop labor that can be had in Mexico.

[tonefight]

There are two choices
A) Keep US wages and eventually the cost of a candy bar will be $5.00 per bar then eventually Hershey goes out of business like the rest of the US based companies.
B) Move production out of the country and sell the candy bars for 0.79 cents each and the company stays open.

Choice C would have been a compromise between A and B but I am guessing that Hershey the union could not come up with an agreement. The expectation of a the US salary is so much more then the sweatshop labor that can be had in Mexico.

Ya know everyone complains about the "U.S. wage" sending jobs overseas. But I don't hear anyone offering to work for less.

Its not going to get any better till we start taking care of our own and actually looking where the products we buy are made.

Its not the governments fault its the American peoples fault, we have a choice where we spend our money. Every dollar you spend is a vote, is a message.

Now I'll sit back and wait for the " why should I pay more " bull#$%^. Then in the next sentance a whine about no jobs.

If you say to yourself:
"I buy foreign products cause there's no good jobs"
How about thinking of it like this:
"there's no good jobs because I buy foreign products"

I know it is actually hard / impossible to buy all U.S. products, I've been trying. There are still however alot of good resonable priced products you can buy and we just need to keep this in our minds when we shop. Look around for awhile before you buy and consider this, Thanks

[RamRod 1]

Nice post Tony.

My 92 year old, old man brags about winning World War II but he is justified. We really did win it but it wasn't just our brave and patriotic soldiers, it was our industrial base too and he explains this to me. The wars breaks out, we need things real quick like planes, tanks, ships, etc. Detroit shuts down the car factories on a Friday, and they start making planes and tanks the next week. Now let's be realistic. Do you think America is capable of doing something like that today? They tore down the steel mill in Franklin last month and now we have problems making Hershey's kisses. I think it's a bit scarey to put it mildly. Maybe we need to see the big picture.

[Naga]

There are two choices
A) Keep US wages and eventually the cost of a candy bar will be $5.00 per bar then eventually Hershey goes out of business like the rest of the US based companies.
B) Move production out of the country and sell the candy bars for 0.79 cents each and the company stays open.

Choice C would have been a compromise between A and B but I am guessing that Hershey the union could not come up with an agreement. The expectation of a the US salary is so much more then the sweatshop labor that can be had in Mexico.

Ya know everyone complains about the "U.S. wage" sending jobs overseas. But I don't hear anyone offering to work for less.

Its not going to get any better till we start taking care of our own and actually looking where the products we buy are made.

Its not the governments fault its the American peoples fault, we have a choice where we spend our money. Every dollar you spend is a vote, is a message.

Now I'll sit back and wait for the " why should I pay more " bull#$%^. Then in the next sentance a whine about no jobs.

If you say to yourself:
"I buy foreign products cause there's no good jobs"
How about thinking of it like this:
"there's no good jobs because I buy foreign products"

I know it is actually hard / impossible to buy all U.S. products, I've been trying. There are still however alot of good resonable priced products you can buy and we just need to keep this in our minds when we shop. Look around for awhile before you buy and consider this, Thanks

The only problem is, I know I, as well as many others, can't really work for less, unless we feel like living in a cardboard box. Our cost of living in the US is only getting steeper. Not that I blame companies. Why not make a dollar that we're giving our own people if we wanna keep them off the street. Why not let them go homeless and keep our buck. We kinda have to earn a lot these days, if we expect to survive though. This economy is a VERY tricky situation!

[tonefight]

There are two choices
A) Keep US wages and eventually the cost of a candy bar will be $5.00 per bar then eventually Hershey goes out of business like the rest of the US based companies.
B) Move production out of the country and sell the candy bars for 0.79 cents each and the company stays open.

Choice C would have been a compromise between A and B but I am guessing that Hershey the union could not come up with an agreement. The expectation of a the US salary is so much more then the sweatshop labor that can be had in Mexico.

Ya know everyone complains about the "U.S. wage" sending jobs overseas. But I don't hear anyone offering to work for less.

Its not going to get any better till we start taking care of our own and actually looking where the products we buy are made.

Its not the governments fault its the American peoples fault, we have a choice where we spend our money. Every dollar you spend is a vote, is a message.

Now I'll sit back and wait for the " why should I pay more " bull#$%^. Then in the next sentance a whine about no jobs.

If you say to yourself:
"I buy foreign products cause there's no good jobs"
How about thinking of it like this:
"there's no good jobs because I buy foreign products"

I know it is actually hard / impossible to buy all U.S. products, I've been trying. There are still however alot of good resonable priced products you can buy and we just need to keep this in our minds when we shop. Look around for awhile before you buy and consider this, Thanks

The only problem is, I know I, as well as many others, can't really work for less, unless we feel like living in a cardboard box. Our cost of living in the US is only getting steeper. Not that I blame companies. Why not make a dollar that we're giving our own people if we wanna keep them off the street. Why not let them go homeless and keep our buck. We kinda have to earn a lot these days, if we expect to survive though. This economy is a VERY tricky situation!

Sorry if I confused you with this comment

Ya know everyone complains about the "U.S. wage" sending jobs overseas. But I don't hear anyone offering to work for less.

It was meant to be sarcastic, I don't think anyone should go to work and offer to work for less.

It is very expensive to live in the US and that would be fine if we kept our money here. What I was trying to say is we need to keep our money here if we wanna make a good wage.

[lonewolf]

"According to a National Public Radio report, Hershey's chocolate bars will still be made nearby, in a newer facility outside of town that better accommodates modern manufacturing equipment. The company says global competition is the reason the factory will be shuttered, with 500 jobs lost in the process."

And therein lies the rub. If you want a decent paying manufacturing job, you had better learn how to program, operate and maintain "modern manufacturing equipment." The days of the semi-skilled assembly line worker are soon to be quaint, ancient history.

"That plant stands to grow 60 percent with a 200,000-square-foot addition. It would employ about 1,100, up from about 440 now. However, as many as 600 jobs would be lost in the transition from the old plant, where 1,050 now work."

Apparently grade school arithmetic is not a prerequisite for news reporting. If you "crunch" (lol) those numbers, there will be a net loss of 390 jobs.

I am surprised that Hershey kept its headquarters in Pennsylvania. When you consider the 10% PA corporate tax, PA has the 2nd highest corporate tax burden in the world, 2nd only to Washington D.C.

[lonewolf]

It is very expensive to live in the US and that would be fine if we kept our money here. What I was trying to say is we need to keep our money here if we wanna make a good wage.

And the only that can happen is if the great majority of US citizens eliminate their debt and only pay cash on hand for their products.

[tonefight]

It is very expensive to live in the US and that would be fine if we kept our money here. What I was trying to say is we need to keep our money here if we wanna make a good wage.

And the only that can happen is if the great majority of US citizens eliminate their debt and only pay cash on hand for their products.

Definatly. That is a problem too, although I think a good percentage learned their lesson in the last few years. There will always be the few that learn the hard way. Hopefully alot of the younger generation can learn from their parents mistakes.

[f.sciarrillo]

I agree about paying cash. The only things that should ever be allowed to bee on credit, as far as I am concerned, is your house and car ... Credit Cards, I feel, should be outlawed ..

[moxham123]

I am surprised that Hershey kept its headquarters in Pennsylvania. When you consider the 10% PA corporate tax, PA has the 2nd highest corporate tax burden in the world, 2nd only to Washington D.C.

The high PA corporate taxes are a major reason why many businesses will not locate in PA and why many others have left.

[f.sciarrillo]

That is true about the PA taxe. This state has some of the highest corp taxes in the country ...

[Charltor]

they should have built a road leading there called the "Hershey Highway" and all the fudge-packers would have worked there for free!