Comments on: W.C. Wood’s obituary was already written http://gregmercer.ca/2009/11/18/w-c-woods-obituary-was-already-written/ Newspapering and other adventures Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Robert Burch http://gregmercer.ca/2009/11/18/w-c-woods-obituary-was-already-written/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Robert Burch Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:38:39 +0000 http://gregmercer.ca/?p=246#comment-1094 Just noticed this story, and it's a sad one. Not only did I work for a company that supplied parts to WC Wood, I bought their products because I liked them. "What happened to W.C Wood was the consequence of a reckless, greedy spending spree that began on Wall Street and would eventually spread to factory towns around North America." What happened to WC Wood is what happened to much manufacturing in North America; they were priced out of the market by the cost of labor, benefits and business and payroll taxes. Materials cost the same everywhere in the world; what causes companies to struggle is that they can no longer compete. Just noticed this story, and it’s a sad one. Not only did I work for a company that supplied parts to WC Wood, I bought their products because I liked them.
“What happened to W.C Wood was the consequence of a reckless, greedy spending spree that began on Wall Street and would eventually spread to factory towns around North America.”

What happened to WC Wood is what happened to much manufacturing in North America; they were priced out of the market by the cost of labor, benefits and business and payroll taxes. Materials cost the same everywhere in the world; what causes companies to struggle is that they can no longer compete.

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