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More Winning and More Big League Jobs: Ford Makes Huge American Jobs Announcement
By Neil A. Carousso
Ford, following a January 3 announcement in which the automaker canceled a $1.6 billion Mexican plant, said Tuesday it will invest $1.2 billion in the United States, securing 3,700 American jobs. The Dearborn car company will invest the money at three locations in Michigan, including $850 million at its Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to make the new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco, showing optimism over a re-emerging SUV market.
Ford’s $1.2 billion investment includes plans to add 130 new American jobs at its engine plant in Romeo, where it will spend $150 million to expand its capacity to make engine components for the Ranger and Bronco. It will also spend $200 million to build a new advanced data center adjacent to its assembly plant in Flat Rock.
Ford originally pledged to put $700 million into that plant as part of the labor deal. In January, Ford announced plans to build its new Bronco SUV and Ranger pickup in Michigan.
Big announcement by Ford today. Major investment to be made in three Michigan plants. Car companies coming back to U.S. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2017
President Donald Trump touted the announcement on Twitter at 6:36 AM ET.
“These Michigan Assembly Plant and Romeo Engine plant announcements are consistent with what we agreed to and talked about with the UAW in 2015 negotiations,” said Ford President of the Americas Joe Hinrichs.
President Trump gives two thumbs up when embarking on his quest to renew American jobs and the American spirit following the election. (NBC News photo from December 1, 2016 at Carrier’s plant in Indianapolis, IN) Below is an updated list of the “big league jobs” announcements since Mr. Trump’s election. Roughly $108.9 billion in U.S. investments has been pledged with approximately 1,883,830 U.S. jobs being created that can be credited to President Trump’s pro-growth, pro-business policies.
1. Carrier: Keeping 1,100 American jobs instead of sending to Mexico
2. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: Investing $50 billion to create 50,000 American jobs
3. Sprint: Bringing back 5,000 jobs to the U.S. that were sent overseas
4. OneWeb (new company): Creating 3,000 jobs in the U.S. (associated with Son’s guarantee)
5. Ford: Cancels $1.6 billion plant in Mexico, saving 3,500 American jobs. Creating new innovative center as an expansion of its Flat Rock, MI plant by investing $700 million in the U.S. and creating 700 American jobs
6. Qualcomm and Apple will invest in SoftBank’s new technology fund, SoftBank Vision Fund that is being used to create 50,000 American jobs.
7. Fiat Chrysler announces it would spend $1 billion on U.S. manufacturing, including modernizing plants in Michigan and Ohio, adding 2,000 new American jobs.
8. Toyota will spend $10 billion in U.S. capital investments and will expand its U.S. plants over the next five years.
9. Alibaba Chief Executive Jack Ma met with Trump to discuss the creation of 1 million American jobs, specifically focusing on small business growth.
10. Amazon will create 100,000 jobs in the first year and a half of the Trump Presidency.
11. Wal-Mart will create 10,000 jobs in the U.S. this year.
12. General Motors will invest $1 billion in its U.S. factories this year, moving some parts of production from Mexico to the United States that was previously handled by a supplier.
13. Toyota will add 400 American jobs to build more SUVs at an Indiana assembly plant.
14. Amgen will add 1,600 jobs.
15. Intel will invest $7 billion in innovation in an Arizona factory, creating 3,000 specialist positions and 10,000 support jobs.
16. Delta announces it will hire 25,000 jobs over the next 5 years.
17. Lockheed Martin will create 1,800 new jobs.
18. Exxon Mobil will invest $20 billion to create 35,000 temporary construction jobs and 12,000 high-wage permanent jobs.
19. Charter Communications will invest $25 billion in broadband infrastructure over the next four years to create 20,000 high-paying, highly beneficial American jobs.
20. Ford will invest $1.2 billion in Michigan, securing 3,700 American jobs and creating 130 jobs. -
GOP Healthcare Failure: What Do We Do as ObamaCare Collapses?
By Neil A. Carousso
When the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was pulled from the House vote on Friday, it signaled failure for a Republican Party that campaigned on “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Health Care Act for over seven years, but perhaps, it was for the best.
Premiums have risen by double digits in 31 states including a 116 percent increase in Arizona. One out of every three U.S. counties have just one insurer to choose from as a result of ObamaCare that was signed into law in March 2010 without one Republican vote. Six of 39 cancer drugs on the market in 2010 doubled or tripled in price by 2016, one quadrupled in price and another had an eightfold price increase.
On top of these statistics, millions of Americans were thrown off their insurance plans and lost their doctors despite what was promised by former President Barack Obama.
Seven years ago, the Congressional Budget Office projected 23 million Americans would be enrolled in ObamaCare Exchange enrollments in 2017. The reality is only 12.2 million people are enrolled on the ObamaCare Exchanges. The CBO predicted that 14 million fewer people would have health insurance by 2018 if the AHCA passed and 24 million fewer insured Americans by 2026 – a partial result of removing the ObamaCare mandate and penalty for not having health insurance. The AHCA was projected to reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion.
“We learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about the vote-getting process, we learned a lot about some very arcane rules in obviously both the Senate and in the House.” – President Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office on Friday afternoon
Conservative Republicans like the House Freedom Caucus wanted a seat at the table to negotiate with other Republicans and President Donald J. Trump, the chief negotiator, in order to effectively bring costs down. President Trump met and spoke on the phone early and late at night with moderate and conservative Republicans in trying to negotiate the best plan for the American people. However, House Speaker Paul Ryan and the House leadership seemed stubborn during negotiations after not building consensus in their own Party before rolling out the AHCA.
President Trump on Friday said he’s “disappointed” that the AHCA had to be pulled from a House vote. “When they all become civilized and come together and try to workout a great health care bill for the people of this country, we’re open to it,” President Trump said on Friday shortly after the House removed the AHCA from a vote. “Everybody worked hard. I worked as a team player and would have loved to seen it pass…perhaps, the best thing that could have happened was exactly what happened today because we’ll end up with a truly great health care bill in the future after this mess known as ObamaCare explodes,” the Chief Executive added.
Key Components of the AHCA:
-First major reform of medicaid
-Repeal individual and employer mandate
-Defund Planned Parenthood
-Cuts ObamaCare taxes and if passed, would have made tax relief and reform easier to enact
What the Freedom Caucus Wanted in the AHCA:
-No one-size fits all mandate
-Essential health benefits such as maternity and mental health benefits removed (President Trump reportedly conceded)
-Remove pre-existing conditions, guaranteed issue and community rating
“The ACA chose to deal with [pre-existing conditions] by saying, ‘If you are an insurer, you must sell to anyone who walks through the door, regardless, and you’ll get paid as if the person were healthy.’ That’s a recipe for disaster,” said Dr. Robert Graboyes a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University on episode 36 of “The Neil A. Carousso Show Podcast.”
Dr. Graboyes explained that one piece of legislation will neither fix the health insurance cost problem nor the quality of health care. This reporter asked pointed questions of the health care policy expert: “What should be included in any new legislation as Republicans start over on health care?”
What is better policy: a clean repeal of ObamaCare or a simultaneous repeal and replacement and is that feasible? Listen to episode 36 of the daily podcast above for answers on how your health care may be affected and what the future holds for health care and health insurance.
It seems Speaker Ryan will revisit health care and draw up a new plan as President Trump begins to tackle tax reform next in his ambitious agenda.
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Big League Jobs: White House Announces a New Multi-Billion Dollar Investment to Create American Jobs
By Neil A. Carousso
Charter Communications has pledged to invest $25 billion in broadband infrastructure over the next four years. This investment will create 20,000 American jobs.
“This is great for their workers, it’s great for the customers and it’s certainly great for the United States,” said President Trump in making the announcement.
Today, I was thrilled to announce a commitment of $25 BILLION & 20K AMERICAN JOBS over the next 4 years. THANK YOU Charter Communications! pic.twitter.com/PLxUmXVl0h
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2017
Charter Chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge said the company had been insourcing jobs over the last five years since Time Warner Cable sent jobs overseas. Charter acquired Time Warner and Bright House Networks in May 2016 for $79 billion.“We found that we can actually do better with high-quality, high-skilled American workers,” Rutledge said. “We’ve been doing that and our company was so successful we were able to do (that) huge transaction … and put together this tremendous company.”
Rutledge said the new U.S. jobs will be “high-paying” with pensions and health coverage.
“They are the kind of jobs that people want. They are good, solid middle-class jobs,” he said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott praises Charter Communications’ announcement to invest in the U.S. (Courtrsy: Associated Press) “Texas is number one in the nation for job creation because of the pro-business climate that we have,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said at The White House meeting applauding job creation for the Lone Star State. “We have the right workforce to take care of the needs like Charter Communications. This is a win-win. It’s a win for the president, it’s a win for Charter, it’s a win for the great state of Texas.”
Below is an updated list of the Big League Jobs announced since Mr. Trump’s election. Roughly $107.7 billion in investments has been announced with approximately 1,883,700 U.S. jobs being created that can be credited to President Trump’s pro-growth, pro-business policies.
1. Carrier: Keeping 1,100 American jobs instead of sending to Mexico
2. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: Investing $50 billion to create 50,000 American jobs
3. Sprint: Bringing back 5,000 jobs to the U.S. that were sent overseas
4. OneWeb (new company): Creating 3,000 jobs in the U.S. (associated with Son’s guarantee)
5. Ford: Cancels $1.6 billion plant in Mexico, saving 3,500 American jobs. Creating new innovative center as an expansion of its Flat Rock, MI plant by investing $700 million in the U.S. and creating 700 American jobs
6. Qualcomm and Apple will invest in SoftBank’s new technology fund, SoftBank Vision Fund that is being used to create 50,000 American jobs.
7. Fiat Chrysler announces it would spend $1 billion on U.S. manufacturing, including modernizing plants in Michigan and Ohio, adding 2,000 new American jobs.
8.. Toyota will spend $10 billion in U.S. capital investments and will expand its U.S. plants over the next five years.
9. Alibaba Chief Executive Jack Ma met with Trump to discuss the creation of 1 million American jobs, specifically focusing on small business growth.
10. Amazon will create 100,000 jobs in the first year and a half of the Trump Presidency.
11. Wal-Mart will create 10,000 jobs in the U.S. this year.
12. General Motors will invest $1 billion in its U.S. factories this year, moving some parts of production from Mexico to the United States that was previously handled by a supplier.
13. Toyota will add 400 American jobs to build more SUVs at an Indiana assembly plant.
14. Amgen will add 1,600 jobs.
15. Intel will invest $7 billion in innovation in an Arizona factory, creating 3,000 specialist positions and 10,000 support jobs.
16. Delta announces it will hire 25,000 jobs over the next 5 years.
17. Lockheed Martin will create 1,800 new jobs.
18. Exxon Mobil will invest $20 billion to create 35,000 temporary construction jobs and 12,000 high-wage permanent jobs.
19. Charter Communications will invest $25 billion in broadband infrastructure over the next four years to create 20,000 high-paying, highly beneficial American jobs.Featured Image: White House Pool.
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Making a Difference: Long Island Magician Makes People and Veterans Smile through Entertainment
Philip Levy, owner of Theatricks by Phil, is a retired junior high school teacher of 34 years and a full-time entertainer, making people laugh and dazzling the community with magic. Neil A. Carousso sits down for an interview in his East Northport residence, as seen on Sunday’s “The Neil A. Carousso Show.”
Featured Image: Levy (standing) shows a U.S. Army veteran one of his magic tricks at a veterans event at the VFW in Farmingdale on March 3. (Courtesy: Christian Ladigoski, Carousso Enterprises.)
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As Seen on “The Neil A. Carousso Show:” Young Entrepreneur Does His Part to Make America Great Again
Long Island native Seth Sackowitz opened Treasure Island Desserts in East Meadow, NY at 24-years-old. Sackowtiz just celebrated the first anniversary of his company this month. Treasure Island Desserts frozen yogurt was rated best by Bethpage of Long Island. This is a story of a young entrepreneur who is hustling every day.
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