If Trump Was Running Ford Would He Be Building Plants In Mexico?

With today's laws, he abosolutely would. The point he is making is the U.S. Leadership makes stupid decisions that incents companies to produce outside of the U.S. Whether it be high taxes, union laws, or bad trade deals. He is proposing to change that to make it easier and more cost effective to conduct business within our boarders.

HELL YES.... he hires hispanics for his hotel and golf courses. The man only cares about the $$$ and cheap labor. If he sent back 11 million mexicans...his motels would shutdown.

No - there are several Asian and African areas where the costs of production would be lower than even Mexico and that is where Trump would build his cars

Ditto

And what "changes" is he going to make to allow the US to compete against the likes of
i) low labor cost of assembly operations from developing countries
ii) the engineers from India, China and Europe
iii) the tax incentive of various countries
iv) the demand of large markets (EC, China) to have US companies have their assembly/mfg/R&D operation on their soil to sell their products, etc.
v) etc.

I assume Trump can overcome all of these variables with his "...believe me..." policy?

nguyenvuminh - stupid comment. its a globally competitive marketplace. America simply has to make it more attractive to do business here. And, if China puts huge tariff's on imported autos then the ones that are exported here are the same, and all their other stuff. If one manipulates their currency we put fees on their goods to discourage that practice. Trump is right, we have all the leverage and we do nothing.

Trump clearly is the best candidate when it comes to the American economy. That said, there is this thing called NAFTA that he cannot get around. If he wants more American production, taxation and labor costs have to be moved much more in favor of the manufacturers.

I would ban the UAW--and all unions--from political action as a union and leave it it individual members to be active as they see fit. I would also make all unions voluntary rather than the forced Gestapo-like membership policy of now that cash rapes the workers and erodes their futures.

Taxing non-NAFTA cars higher than NAFTA-built cars is a no brainer.

The short is if he were running Ford would he move forward w/plants in Mexico, yes he would, because that's what the Gubment is forcing companies to do. Taxes and ObuttCare are 2 huuuuuge incentives to do that. Leave and those costs go away. "I" on the otherhand, would eliminate the highest business taxes on the planet completely. You don't think that every company that could, would relocate here? ZERO business taxes because 11% of revenue comes from business and 47% comes from individuals... so increase the number of individuals working and paying taxes. Business's still have other costs but zero biz taxes will be a tremendous draw. The Fed Gubment also needs a substantial reduction: Dept of Edu, Dept of Labor, Dept of Commerce, the list goes on... Move much of DC back to the states. Companies need to just relocate to RTW states and neutralize the Unions once and for all. Finally simplify the tax code so we can dramatically reduce the IRS. Companies and individuals shouldn't be investigated for tax fraud, simplify is so its not so egregious and folks won't need to hide what they've earned from being stolen, then wasted by this govt. Liberals like the ClintStones hide their $ in their "foundation" which literally does nothing...

These last two "commenters" have it all wrong. How can they be so daft I can't tell you because I don't think the way they do in their distorted discourses. It isn't the unions that have caused all the problems with the American economy, but it's rather the greed of the upper classes and others (like Wall Street movers and shakers) who want everything for themselves, who want to contribute nothing resembling a fair share into anything our country and/or people need except into their own bank accounts. Remember this: it wasn't the workers and unions who caused the great recession. Not by a long shot. It used to be Americans blessed with success prided themselves on being able to help others, but not with many in this group, at least not lately. Seems unless they get the lion's share of everything they "create" or touch, they take a powder, avoid all reasonable responsibility, and just leave it to others to carry the load. It's the old saying of "Hooray for me and the hell with you and everyone else". Workers, and workers in unions had a major hand in much of whatever has been accomplished in this country, and I just can't sit here and listen to such a load of you know what and not raise my voice. The last twenty years or so, executive pay in many industries has exploded while at the same time workers pay has more or less flat-lined. It's way past time to shed any tears for the upper income groups and realize that this country's (and world's) problems won't be dented unless all who are able to help quit crying and actually do something besides blaming others for everything while they themselves hoover up and hoard the most for themselves.

A Bernie Sanders supporter identified...

If you want a robust economy, you get business friendly.

It's funny how the Democrats do class-warfare propaganda to pit people against each other so as to create uproar and then blame that uproar on the Republicans.

Hey, who's not in favor of a robust economy? I'm FOR that, but how about one that's also not rigged in favor of those who already have? And I love how those who suggest any criticism of the well-off is the same as calling for class warfare, which, by the way, is currently and mostly being waged AGAINST the poor and middle groups. That's what's happening in America now, and awareness of that fact is fast rising in both major parties. As for Bernie, he's been railing against capitalism forever I think, and he's made several salient points. But, to reiterate, it's funny to me how the ones who are actually waging the class warfare are mostly the ones who have instigated it, at least since the time of Herbert Hoover, that steadfast and inflexible (in the face of a Depression) Republican President. Also, how would it work if we in America were to revert back to Republican Eisenhower's time when the top tax rate was well over 50 or 60 percent for the highest earners? Country was running pretty good back then too, wasn’t it, with expanding and mostly dynamic growth? As for me, I think Trump is right on immigration since it's mostly not a fair system, what with those who can cheat just by walking over the border doing so, while others can’t. But I'm casting my presidential lot with the one most qualified to lead.

Chillin - don't let your emotions get in the way of facts. The Gubment, not W/S, is responsible for the recession... Clinton, Barney Frank & Chris Dodd.... but I'm sure you know who is qualified to "lead".

http://nypost.com/2016/04/09/team-obama-is-setting-us-up-for-another-housing-market-collapse/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons

Trump would be running GM and Cadillac would not be in the sales crater they are in. He would move to have manufacturing facilities incorporated into the U.S.

If Trump were running Ford it would be the least profitable of the US automakers by a long shot because he is a f-ing appalling businessman and everyone who knows anything about business knows it.

Wherever he'd be building plants, it would be the wrong place to do it, because that's how he rolls.