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    To the Point

    Campaign promises and economic realities

    Last week, Donald Trump tweeted progress on a campaign promise: Carrier Air Conditioning might not move 2000 jobs to Mexico after all. Does that mean American manufacturing is making a comeback? Probably not — although Trump will get headlines if Carrier stays in Indiana.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 29, 2016 • 33m Listen

    Last week, Donald Trump tweeted progress on a campaign promise: Carrier Air Conditioning might not move 2000 jobs to Mexico after all. Does that mean American manufacturing is making a comeback? Probably not — although Trump will get headlines if Carrier stays in Indiana. Meantime, what's it like to work at a company that might or might not be there tomorrow? Is that what drove former Obama supporters to vote for Trump? In any case, they're faced with stark circumstances. Would infrastructure rebuilding help? Should it be privatized or financed with federal taxes?

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    Can Trump bring manufacturing back home?
    1. 1:51Tennessee wildfire devastates local economy
    2. 8:40Campaign promises and economic realitiesYou’re reading this
    3. 42:21Trump picks fierce critic of both Obamacare and Medicare
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Nelson Schwartz

      New York Times

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      TJ Bray

      United Steelworkers Local 1999

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      Kenneth Dau-Schmidt

      Indiana University

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Can Trump bring manufacturing back home?
    1. 1:51Tennessee wildfire devastates local economy
    2. 8:40Campaign promises and economic realitiesYou’re reading this
    3. 42:21Trump picks fierce critic of both Obamacare and Medicare
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