Kentucky gave Ford $35+ million to train the 1,600 employees they just fired.
As part of the Ford BlueOval battery plant incentive package, Kentucky provided a $10 million training grant. On top of that, taxpayers spent $25 million to build the dedicated Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) BlueOval SK Training Center—and Kentucky continues to cover its ongoing operating costs.
That’s $35+ million in public money used to train workers Ford has now FIRED.
Ford may call this a “layoff,” but indications are that the plant will be closed for 18 months. After that, the workers Kentucky already paid to train will have to reapply for their jobs according to Ford. That is not a layoff- that is firing 1,600 people.
This entire BlueOval deal was a scam. The politicians who pushed it—Governor Beshear and legislative leadership—need to acknowledge that, or it will keep happening.
Beshear wants to blame Trump, but betting billions on an industry that only survives through federal subsidies and government mandates forcing Americans to buy the product is always a bad bet.
@AHPDrew Looked mostly clear from top down. 11 def came over more but if you miss the break as the favorite in a sprint and we put you up when you get herded out….cant wait to watch BC at DMR!!
26-year-old Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan saved 165 lives during the Texas flash floods.
A former KPMG accountant, he coordinated Blackhawks and MH-65s to reach survivors and get them to safety.
When it comes to the Big-Not-So-Beautiful Bill, I’m asking one simple question:
Will the deficit be higher or lower next year?
The answer is clear: higher.
That’s why I’m voting no, and I urge my colleagues to ask themselves the same question before they vote.
I’d love to stand here and tell the American people “we can cut your taxes and increase spending and everything will be fine.”
But I can’t because I’m here to deliver a dose of reality about the ticking debt bomb known as the “Big Beautiful Bill.”