And once again the United States is losing jobs and Caterpillar is making billions. When are we going to wake up and take care of our own.

not just caterpillar gaining while america loses big time, but for years what started in the usa is slowly leaving.  avon products, their products they sell to us, imports.  etc.   i feel that if a company leaves the usa, the owners and operators ought to leave with them.  no more free rides at our the american people expense.  

Katie and Janet:  invest in Cat!  If it had to rely on U.S. markets alone then the company would be SHEDDING jobs not creating them.  Didn't you read the article?  Man, it's time for you both to get an Econ 101 course.

Peejay is right on the mark. Cat is expanding in the USA and hiring here.  They lost a parts factory earlier this year in the south and chose to rebuild here, where the skilled workfoce was. Janet and Kate need to find out who the CEO, Jim Owens really is, along with the rest of the team at CAT. Yes, I do own stock in CAT. It has been the only positive move I've made this year!

James

Katie and Janet : American Idiots , A US company selling to china what a concept! Another US company making record profits lets tax them to death and send a check to the deadbeat americans that dont work. Once all these american idiots vote for Barak HUSSEIN Obama, CAT may just move all the manufacturing jobs to China also.

I sell to caterpillar and our sales haved increased by 20% per year for the last 4 years.  We hire American worker to make their parts.  Katie and Janet are ignorent and need a lesson in economics. My best guess is they beleive the Democrats and have not seen the real world. The amout of Jobs created directly and indirectly from free trade are 10 times gresater that what is lost.

Katie, what is really our own? did you clinton started this globalization problem? Nafta...etc, lets see what else obama brings to take more jobs away from US soil

I work for a plant in the US that makes and sells parts to Caterpillar-We are the only place in the area where I live that has been constantly busy and always looking to hire new employees.Caterpillar has kept us going strong even through these last few months of economical downturning-But there is always the worry of economic choices that face Cat.--With the global market going south what if they do decide to go more major in a foreighn soventry like China????

Labor and steel Im sure are readily available and probably maybe even more advantageous ---We need to focus more on the Oil and energy problems in this nation-Oil companies posting record profits and thumbing their noses at US the American people ---If anyone drives us to the brink it will be the profit hungry Oil misers of this nation and the corrupt political banking systems who florish on the interest they charge and then SAY HEY WE ARE BANKRUPT  because the loans we made charging those interest rates arent being paid now because we slammmed it in to  deep........

YOU SAID YOU WORKED FOR "CAT".  I BET TODAY ON FEBRUARY 25TH 2009 YOU ARE PLAYING A DIFFERENT DRUM.  CATEPRILLAR IS AFFECTING THE LIVELIHOOD OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON FEBRUAYR 26TH 2009.

YOU SAY INFRASTRUCTURE, I SAY WHEN.........................

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