Have I got a conspiracy theory for you!

[TreasonousBastard]

Just heard that Bernie and Pumpkinface are working out a deal to keep United Technologies' subsidiaries in Connecticut, and not pull a Carrier to Mexico. Bernie will be sponsoring a law taxing and otherwise punishing anyone who moves a plant south of the border. This also includes no US government (military!) contracts.

The mind boggles at the thought of this deal actually being made months ago.

[hueymahl]

1. So do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?

I'm for keeping jobs stateside. I am against making deals with the devil.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. I really have no opinion about this until it shakes out...

I just find it mildly amusing that Bernie and Donnie are working together so soon.

[MFM008]

2. any working together crap

needs to end.

[elehhhhna]

12. Baloney. If Trump is a useful idiot so be it.

[mtnsnake]

4. Source please.

Or is this something the doorman told someone?

[TreasonousBastard]

8. I heard it on NPR as I as waking up from a nap, but...

checking on it, I see lots of links, most of which talk about both of them trying to nail Carrier, but no specific hugging between them

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-sanders-idUSKBN13L0YU

[mtnsnake]

11. Thanks for the link but it doesn't sound anything like Bernie & Trump are working out any deal

It sounds more like Bernie is issuing a warning to that asshole than anything.

[Auggie]

5. Without a reputable link I'm not biting

[TreasonousBastard]

9. See my post #8 above.

[MANative]

6. Just curious where you heard this. Gov Malloy reached a deal about a year ago to keep them here.

Gov Malloy Touts Positive Relationship with UT

They were threatening to move out some 25K+ jobs, if I recall.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. See my post #8 above. The jobs here are not CT jobs.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

7. Here's a source that I found.

Sanders Introduces Legislation to Curb Outsourcing - aka Fighting for Jobs.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/29/1605053/-Sanders-Introduces-Legislation-to-Curb-Outsourcing-aka-Fighting-for-Jobs

“I call on Mr. Trump to make it clear to the CEO of United Technologies that if his firm wants to receive another defense contract from the taxpayers of this country, it must not move these plants to Mexico."

[Exilednight]

13. If it works, I'll go with it.

[TheFrenchRazor]

14. personally, i don't care if we ally with the GOP iif it is right for america. that's what gov't is

supposed to do.