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Walmart

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I don’t normally post things about American companies, but I found this one interesting to say the least.  We do shop at Walmart for certain items, but we ALWAYS look at labels and Walmart has been criticized over the years for selling of goods not made in America, but it appears that may be changing. I hope so. In full disclosure, I do not own the stock, but it’s now on my Watch List.

Walmart strengthens its commitment to U.S. manufacturing with a $350-billion investment over the next 10 years and announces the launch of “American Lighthouses,” a collaborative program to better sustain manufacturing in strategic regions of the country

BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 3, 2021– Today, Walmart is announcing a strengthened commitment to American jobs and communities, with a goal of investing $350 billion in the future of U.S. manufacturing over the next 10 years. The retailer estimates that this spend will support more than 750,000 new American jobs.1

In 2013, Walmart made a commitment to invest $250 billion in products made, grown, or assembled in America. Walmart is on track to deliver on that commitment – and expand on it with today’s announcement.

“U.S. manufacturing really matters,” said John Furner, President & CEO, Walmart U.S., who made the announcement at Techtronic Industries (TTI) in Anderson, S.C. “It matters to our suppliers, to entrepreneurs and to the environment. It matters to our customers – more than 85 percent of which have said it’s important for us to carry products made or assembled in the U.S. And most of all, because of the jobs it brings, it matters to American communities and the people who live in them.”

Walmart has identified six priority categories on which to focus its investment: textiles; plastics; small electrical appliances; food processing; pharmaceutical and medical supplies; and Goods Not For Resale (GNFR).

The impact of this commitment goes beyond products and jobs. It could result in an estimated reduction of as much as 100M metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided by sourcing closer to customers,2 as well as an increase in spending with diverse suppliers based in the U.S.

In addition, Walmart will launch a new concept called “American Lighthouses,” with the goal of supporting U.S. manufacturing in a sustainable, long-term way. The retailer plans to unite key stakeholders in specific regions of the country to identify and overcome barriers to U.S. production. These Lighthouses will bring together participants from the supplier community, including manufacturers and NGOs, as well as others from academia, government, and local economic development groups.

Walmart’s announcement drew bipartisan support from federal officials who represent states that are home to Walmart suppliers.

“It is an honor to have Walmart’s CEO John Furner launch the company’s 10-year investment from TTI’s Anderson, South Carolina, facility,” said U.S. Senator Tim Scott, a Republican from South Carolina. “I am passionate about bolstering the American supply chain and creating more high-paying jobs in South Carolina and for folks all across the country. Congratulations and thank you to Walmart for the great impact you will continue to make on our nation’s economy.”

“I want to congratulate Walmart on increasing its commitment to U.S. manufacturing,” said U.S. Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, home to Zenith Home Corp./Maytex manufacturing. “Zenith/Maytex manufactures and assembles home fashion products we can see on store shelves in our local Walmart, and the company has been able to strengthen its operations with help from the Delaware Manufacturing Extension partnership. We’re proud that Zenith’s story of investing in the U.S. is one today’s announcement aspires to replicate across the country.”

About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 220 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 stores and clubs under 48 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites. With fiscal year 2021 revenue of $559 billion, Walmart employs over 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity.

Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at twitter.com/walmart.

Originally posted 2021-03-08 17:12:11.

Current Events, videos

Michael on America

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I know not when this video was made, but from some of the dates he uses, I suspect it may a be a year or two old, HOWEVER, it applies even more so today then it did when he made it. What is amazing is that he even made it! I am sure he is not held in high esteem by his fellow Hollywood elites. Anyway, sit back, watch, listen, and learn. Oh, and also enjoy one of my favorite actors.

Anybody figured out what he “thinks” the answer might be? I don’t know but by the way he ends it, he may be thinking third party. Personally, I am of the same belief. I know it would be a tough row to hoe, but it could be done. I believe it with all my heart and soul with God’s help. Have faith brothers and sisters! Have faith

Originally posted 2021-02-26 10:24:27.

Current Events

Shared? With Who?

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Okay, so that was on 24 September, Have any of you seen this? I doubt it. Personally, I do not see anything on this list that I or any other true-blue, seriously  dedicated American  I could disagree with — do you?

 

President Donald Trump Releases Second-Term Agenda

24 Sept 2020

President Donald Trump released his second-term agenda on Monday, sharing it in an email to journalists; promising more of the same policies he pursued during his first four years as president.

Trump wants to create more jobs, end Covid-19, defend police officers, end illegal immigration, and stop endless wars. The president also calls for passage of congressional term limits, school choice, and ending America’s economic reliance on China.

Here is the full list:

JOBS

  1. Create 10 Million New Jobs in 10 Months
  2. Create 1 Million New Small Businesses
  3. Cut Taxes to Boost Take-Home Pay and Keep Jobs in America
  4. Enact Fair Trade Deals that Protect American Jobs
  5. “Made in America” Tax Credits
  6. Expand Opportunity Zones
  7. Continue Deregulatory Agenda for Energy Independence

ERADICATE COVID-19

  1. Develop a Vaccine by The End Of 2020
  2. Return to Normal in 2021
  3. Make All Critical Medicines and Supplies for Healthcare Workers in The United States
  4. Refill Stockpiles and Prepare for Future Pandemics

END OUR RELIANCE ON CHINA  AMEN

  1. Bring Back 1 Million Manufacturing Jobs from China
  2. Tax Credits for Companies that Bring Back Jobs from China
  3. Allow 100% Expensing Deductions for Essential Industries like Pharmaceuticals and Robotics who Bring Back their Manufacturing to the United States
  4. No Federal Contracts for Companies who Outsource to China
  5. Hold China Fully Accountable for Allowing the Virus to Spread around the World

HEALTHCARE

  1. Cut Prescription Drug Prices
  2. Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of our Healthcare System
  3. Lower Healthcare Insurance Premiums
  4. End Surprise Billing
  5. Cover All Pre-Existing Conditions
  6. Protect Social Security and Medicare
  7. Protect Our Veterans and Provide World-Class Healthcare and Services

  EDUCATION

  1. Provide School Choice to Every Child in America
  2. Teach American Exceptionalism

DRAIN THE SWAMP PLEASE!!!!!!!

  1. Pass Congressional Term Limits
  2. End Bureaucratic Government Bullying of U.S. Citizens and Small Businesses
  3. Expose Washington’s Money Trail and Delegate Powers Back to People and States
  4. Drain the Globalist Swamp by Taking on International Organizations That Hurt American Citizens

DEFEND OUR POLICE

  1. Fully Fund and Hire More Police and Law Enforcement Officers
  2. Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaults on Law Enforcement Officers
  3. Prosecute Drive-By Shootings as Acts of Domestic Terrorism
  4. Bring Violent Extremist Groups Like ANTIFA to Justice
  5. End Cashless Bail and Keep Dangerous Criminals Locked Up until Trial

END ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND PROTECT AMERICAN WORKERS

  1. Block Illegal Immigrants from Becoming Eligible for Taxpayer-Funded Welfare, Healthcare, and Free College Tuition
  2. Mandatory Deportation for Non-Citizen Gang Members
  3. Dismantle Human Trafficking Networks
  4. End Sanctuary Cities to Restore our Neighborhoods and Protect our Families
  5. Prohibit American Companies from Replacing United States Citizens with Lower-Cost Foreign Workers
  6. Require New Immigrants to Be Able to Support Themselves Financially

INNOVATE FOR THE FUTURE

  1. Launch Space Force, Establish Permanent Manned Presence on The Moon and Send the First Manned Mission to Mars
  2. Build the World’s Greatest Infrastructure System
  3. Win the Race to 5G and Establish a National High-Speed Wireless Internet Network
  4. Continue to Lead the World in Access to the Cleanest Drinking Water and Cleanest Air
  5. Partner with Other Nations to Clean Up our Planet’s Oceans

AMERICA FIRST FOREIGN POLICY

  1. Stop Endless Wars and Bring Our Troops Home
  2. Get Allies to Pay their Fair Share
  3. Maintain and Expand America’s Unrivaled Military Strength
  4. Wipe Out Global Terrorists Who Threaten to Harm Americans
  5. Build a Great Cybersecurity Defense System and Missile Defense System

Send to everyone because the so called journalists haven’t shared this news!

 

Originally posted 2020-10-29 16:33:27.

Recent Posts

You Stupid!!!

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LOL, One cannot say it nor explain it any better than this gentleman does, and does it with clarity and even in a humorous way. 

 

 

Originally posted 2020-10-16 10:20:51.

Current Events

Send Your Kids to College Parents

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That way, they’ll never leave you because they will need a place to live without a job.

If this is not the saddest article I have ever read about the educational system of the richest country in the world, I don’t know what is. And this all happened right before our eyes, and with the help of the U.S. Department of Education. It’s absolutely pathetic. Taking out a loan to pay a university/college thousands of dollars for a degree in something you think is cool at the time, and then have to go flip burgers at McDonald’s and live with mom and dad because the parchment paper is worth anything in the job market. But you were cool and had fun, right? And now that mean old government wants its loan paid back. What a cruel world it is.

Of course, you could join the military. Oh, but wait. The latest stats I’ve read suggest that 70% of 18-25-year-olds are not physically or mentally qualified to join the military. Oops

The academic world is as much to blame for this as are the foolish students. While all this goes on, the Harvards and the Yales get richer and richer.

From the Wall Street Journal 2/9/2025

Why Unemployment is Rising Among Young College Grads

It’s the best of times for Wall Street bulls and the worst of times for young college grads. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday smashed a record and crossed 50000 amid renewed optimism about the economy. Meantime, unemployment among young college grads has risen to recession levels. Behold a tale of two labor markets.

Unemployment declined last year for college non-graduates and ticked up slightly for older grads, though it is still lower than average historically. Yet new data from the New York Federal Reserve Bank last week showed that unemployment among college grads age 22 to 27 rose to 5.6% in December, roughly what it was in February 2009 during the financial panic.

Artificial intelligence isn’t taking their jobs. Young grads’ struggles started before AI went mainstream. Between 1990 and 2014, unemployment for young college grads was generally 1 to 3 percentage points lower than for all workers. The gap started to tighten around 2014 and reversed in late 2018. Unemployment for young college grads is now about 1.4 points higher than for all workers.

The real problem is a mismatch between labor supply and demand. Government subsidies and public schools have funneled too many young people to credential mills, which churn out grads who lack the skills that employers demand. Many would be better off training in skilled trades, for which demand is enormous.

More than half of high-school grads matriculate to college, even though only 35% of 12th graders score proficient in reading and 22% in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This suggests that many college students aren’t academically prepared or even inclined. But colleges ensure they graduate just the same by handing out A’s for no effort.

U.S. colleges awarded 2.2 million bachelor’s degrees last year, about twice as many as in 1990. That’s also double the number of associate’s degrees. Another 860,000 Americans last year received a master’s degree, nearly triple the 1990 figure. Nearly 40% of Americans with a bachelor’s now have an advanced degree.

Colleges have added graduate programs in fields like urban planning, sustainability and fine arts to rake in more federal dollars. Students had been allowed to take out unlimited federal loans for graduate studies until last summer’s GOP tax bill capped borrowing at $200,000 for professional degrees (like medicine or law) and $100,000 for others.

One result: Young college grads enter a labor market that is saturated with heavily credentialed workers. But they have less work experience and are often less productive than their older counterparts. Many skated through college by relying on AI to do their work. Take ChatGPT away, and they struggle to function.

Some also struggle with executive functioning because of disability accommodations in high school and college that allowed them extra time to complete tests and assignments. More than 20% of undergrads at Harvard and Brown and 38% at Stanford have registered disabilities.

Employers are required by law to make accommodations for disabled workers, but that doesn’t mean they have to hire someone who can’t meet a deadline or doesn’t want to work on a weekend because she’s “cooked.” Or for that matter, someone who needs his hand held all the time—a common employer gripe about recent grads.

Next, consider the demand side of the labor market. Retirements are increasing as the population ages. Last year the number of Americans on Social Security increased by two million, about double the average increase over the prior decade. Resulting job vacancies in the trades are going unfilled because of a dearth of skilled workers.

The National Federation of Independent Business reported last week that 31% of small-business owners had job openings they couldn’t fill, compared with a historical average of 24%. A Montana construction firm told the survey: “The biggest issue for our business is finding workers who want to work and finish an apprenticeship.”

An Ohio manufacturer noted that “skilled machinists are not available. We tried for years to get one.” A Connecticut manufacturer mused that “the need for trades is desperate in order for businesses to continue in this country. When the older workforce finally feels able to retire and live a comfortable life, who is going to take their place?” Not young college grads.

The Federal Reserve’s latest survey of businesses observed that while demand for workers has softened, “firms reported continued challenges finding skilled labor, particularly in engineering, health care, and other trades.” The report added: “AI’s current impact on employment was limited, with more significant effects anticipated in the coming years rather than immediately.”

Which suggests the job market for young grads could get worse in the years to come. If rote work is all that college grads are capable of, why not employ AI instead? ChatGPT, after all, never complains or gets cooked.

By Allysia Finley