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    Trump targets another company, draws Sanders' criticism

    Trump targets another company, draws Sanders' criticism


    By Doina Chiacu | WASHINGTON
    Sat Dec 3, 2016 | 5:58pm EST

    President-elect Donald Trump drew a rebuke from former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday, after turning his attention to another Indiana company planning a move to Mexico.

    "Rexnord of Indiana is moving to Mexico and rather viciously firing all of its 300 workers. This is happening all over our country. No more!" Trump said in a Friday night Twitter post.

    Rexnord Corp (RXN.N), an industrial supplier based in Milwaukee, announced plans in October to move a bearing plant, and its 300 jobs, from Indianapolis to Mexico, employees told the Indianapolis Star at the time.

    Company representatives on Saturday did not respond to a request for comment on Trump's tweet.

    The Republican, who takes office on Jan. 20, warned on Thursday of consequences for companies that move jobs out of the United States but did not specify what they would be.

    Trump, who campaigned on promises to keep manufacturing jobs from fleeing the country, claimed credit for a deal in which Indiana state officials agreed to give United Technologies Corp (UTX.N) $7 million worth of tax breaks to encourage the company to keep around 1,000 jobs at its Carrier unit in Indianapolis instead of hiring in Mexico.

    The agreement was less than a complete victory for Trump, as the air conditioner maker will still send an estimated 1,300 jobs there.

    The deal does nothing to prevent other employers from shipping work out of state and has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike who call it corporate welfare.

    Sanders, who attacked U.S. trade policy in his race against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Trump's deal with Carrier set a "very dangerous precedent" of having taxpayers subsidize multi-billion dollar corporations to "beg them" to keep jobs in the country.

    On Saturday, he challenged Trump over his Rexnord tweet.

    "What are you going to do, @realDonaldTrump? Stand up for working people or give the company a massive tax break?" Sanders tweeted in response to Trump's post.

    Sanders supports tougher policies on corporations for outsourcing.

    During the presidential campaign, Trump said his administration would put a 35 percent import tariff on goods made by American manufacturers that moved jobs offshore. He frequently pilloried Carrier for planning to move production to Mexico as he appealed to blue-collar voters in the Midwest, including in Indiana, whose governor, Mike Pence, is the vice president-elect.

    It is unclear what steps would have to be taken by federalauthorities before Trump could retaliate against individualcompanies shifting jobs abroad.

    (Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Alistair Bell, Richard Chang and Bill Rigby)

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    I think Bernie is burying himself trying so hard to criticize one of the greatest moments of this election. That a President-Elect can pick up the phone and stop Ford Motor Company from relocating the Lincoln SUV plant to Mexico and a week later stop Carrier/United Technologies from relocating the Carrier furnace plant to Mexico, and the next day bring attention to Rexnord who is relocating its operation to Mexico. Will Trump save all the plants relocating to other countries before he becomes President? He will if he can, and why would Bernie Sanders who had the support of so many Democrat workers be against that? No reason, Bernie is just another crooked politician trying to demean Trump for some untold political gain or vengeance, more like it.
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    Oops. I put this in the wrong section, it should be in General Discussion. Can someone move it for me? Thanks.
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    I think the States are giving the incentives and tax breaks. If it was the Federal Government it would have to be voted on. Trump knows how to broker these deals. It will be crafted to be a win-win for the State, the Company and the Employees with no losses.

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    Yeah, it was all state income tax credits plus $1 million in training over 5 years, this is usually through the state department of education and $1 million in infrastructure which is usually through the state for roads and or utility upgrades. So the $5 million in tax credits over 10 years is nothing really, and based on the articles I read this was money that Carrier was already entitled to from the original deal some years ago that they had paid back and now get back for these jobs that aren't leaving.
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