** NOTE: The title of this article should be sung to the melody of “Home on the Range“, the state song of Kansas. **
Kia Motors supplier Sewon America is building at plant in West Point, Georgia. 600 jobs are opening up. And guess what? Americans showed up en masse:
Job-seekers flood Kia supplier
The Associated Press
Monday, February 09, 2009LAGRANGE — Before dawn, out-of-work Georgians were already lining up to apply for one of 600 jobs at Sewon America, a supplier to the Kia auto assembly facility being built in West Point.
Georgia labor officials will begin processing the applications today. Before noon, 500 people had applied, said Rodger Brown, with Georgia Quick Start. Hundreds more remained in a line that snaked around the parking lot.
People started lining up at 1:00am EST at the LaGrange, Georgia Quick Start office that opened at 8:00am EST. According to ground reports (via Twitter), there seem to be another 600 – 800 people in line and it’s growing. The jobs that these people are applying for range between $10 – $14.50/hour.
Ladies and gentlemen of our esteemed Congress, Americans want to work. They really, really want to work. They need to support themselves and their families. They want to make something, cook something, build something, clean something. They want to earn their keep. Can all of you in our esteemed Congress put Americans back to work without the trimmings?
I’m not complex. Don’t have time for all that. And all that complex stuff bad for the stomach. Just color me simple and plain with a twist.