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To outsource the jobs. they get tax deductions for the moving costs of taking all the things that were loaded up in trucks and moving them to china. >> we clearly have two philosophies. >> absolutely. >> i mean, clashing on november 6th. >> we do. >> what do you say about moving the economy forward if youve got one party who wont help out? i mean, i know with all the obstruction in congress and everything thats gone on, but whats the future of manufacturing in america when you look at the number...

>> how you doing, ed? >> well, im doing great, but, you know, i dont feel good. i dont feel good being here visiting with these people knowing what they got to go through. whats it like? >> i wish you were here on better terms, ed. we have a company, we have a building, 200,000 square foot building a half mile from here, tristar metals purchased it in, put in machinery. they have employees there. 98 employees. theyre going to increase employment. next to it, snack king, theyre adding 70,000 squa...

Cheris right. we have to elect people to the congress like cheri bustos who care about their people, about people in their communities, all across this country. >> how big a strain has this been on the community, cheri. >> its hurtful. theyre losing that -- these 170 jobs, think about how that goes out into the community. these are 170 and this is horrible for a town like freeport. >> cheri bustos, good luck to you. >> thank you, ed. >> coe @edshow and on facebook. we always want to know what yo...

Bain told the workers that they were going to close up shop and move the plant to china. they didnt even give these workers a chance to be profitable even beyond what they have been profitable. it didnt matter how well they performed. they were done. it was over. so the city of about 25,000 people is closing what is really considered in this town a major employer. bain is killing 170 jobs. you might think, well, thats not that many, ed. in a town like this, its huge. the americans, you know what...

You and you stayed with them and you treated them right and you made money, america would work. but were at an economic crossroads in america right now, asking the question, is this going to work? or are we going to become the country of the haves and the have nots? and are we going to be a country that is going to be run by the lobbyists and the corporatists and only a few billionaires who dont care about these workers? were at a cross roads, america. lets bring in george gaulrapp, the mayor of...

If there was ever such thing as the godfather or such thing as the poster child for offshoring jobs, its mitt romney. >> how does -- you know, fred, how does america turn this around? >> well, what we do to turn it around is first of all we have to re-elect barack obama for president. and then, ed, and then, ed, we have to support people in the congress, in the senate who are going to support the presidents vision of not allowing tax breaks for outsourcing jobs and giving tax breaks to employers...

Considered in this town a major employer. bain is killing 170 jobs. you might think, well, thats not that many, ed. in a town like this, its huge. the americans, you know what they did? these workers? they had to change the chinese replacements. the equipment, where is it? its on its way to china. now, the employees have been protesting for months. the freeport city council sent a formal request, a formal request to mitt romney asking for help. they got no response. and its no wonder, bain capit...

Representative bobby shilling. great to have both of you with us here tonight. congresswoman, whats the future of these workers? >> welcome to romney world. this is the business plan that he has to put these people out of work and he says lets get tough on china? hes taking their jobs. they are training those chinese workers that are going to replace them. theyve made -- romney, bain has made them, sensata has made them train those workers that are going to go over to china. youre right, ed. thi...

Trucks and moving them to china. >> we clearly have two philosophies. >> absolutely. >> i mean, clashing on november 6th. >> we do. >> what do you say about moving the economy forward if youve got one party who wont help out? i mean, i know with all the obstruction in congress and everything thats gone on, but whats the future of manufacturing in america when you look at the number of jobs we have lost and we gained a few in recent years, but whats the future if this continues? >> well, it cant ...

Doesnt understand the economy. yet there is another story in this town where the tire plant was saved because of what he did with china. fred, what about that? >> thats right. because of president obama putting tariffs on foreign tires coming into the country, we was able to save the plant here in freeport. >> so i want america to capture this. romneys economic plan has played out by the shutting down of a plant here in freeport, illinois, but barack obamas policies in going after, being tough o...