“Washington state has to play the add-value card, not low-cost-leader ace” by Jon Talton

November 22, 2009 at 6:13 am · Filed under Uncategorized

I read the article “Washington state has to play the add-value card, not low-cost-leader ace” by Jon Talton. I agree with John Talton’s statement that:” Once the distortions of the dot-com crash were cleared away, Seattle went on to become a jobs magnet. From 2004 to 2008, Washington’s job growth surpassed the national average (and that of South Carolina). Even Boeing emphasized that commercial airplanes and their design would remain headquartered in the Puget Sound region”.

I’m new to America, but I already found out through research that Washington State has a lot of big companies working here. For example, in Seattle we have the headquarters of corporations such as Microsoft, Starbucks and Amazon.com. Also, the headquarters of Boeing were in Seattle until 2001, because during that year the company announced their intentions to divide their manufacture and headquarters. The new headquarters of Boeing are in Chicago.

Now, in a current employment crisis, like John Talton says in article:” …jobs went to developing countries paying even less and lacking the relatively less-stringent worker and environmental protections of Southern states”. This is sad. Our mayor needs to do something to keep our sate in good shape. I like Seattle, my husband works for Microsoft, my goal is to work for Boeing, and we want to keep our friends, family, etc. here in Seattle. This it is hard, because Seattle has a high cost of living expenses. Our government and mayor should help people to easily get a job, to have the ability to get their payments without problems, to be able to pay for their homes, and certainly, to give an opportunity to receive maximum education.

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