The Doe Run Company of Herculaneum, Missouri has been in business since 1892. It is a smelting plant that produces lead; lead is used in many industrial machines and, of course, ammunition. It will be the last lead production company to close in the U.S. and 145 jobs will be lost. The company cites insurmountable E.P.A. regulations as the reason for closing down.
But the need for lead in the U.S. will continue. That, of course, means that lead will be smelted in other countries and shipped to the U.S. for processing into various needed items. So, the only thing that has been gained here is the loss of 145 jobs. Soon, we will have the cleanest country on the planet and no jobs at all. The steel industry left decades ago. Auto manufacturing plants continue to downsize and move to Mexico or Canada.
Maybe it's a good thing that the country is running out of jobs. People need the additional free time to navigate the ObamaCare website.
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