No More Cupcakes

[dirtman13]

It's a sad day my friends.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/16/news...stess-closing/

[RAT]

You will survive Chuck, don't despair!

[Roger]

And this is a surprise to anyone? Look for a major collapse of the economy as more and more businesses feel the brunt of tax increases and Obama-care costs. California will will be hit first and will be the worst. I hope you all have extra beans stored up...

[Roger]

Oh and add less consumer spending because of higher taxes will help kill the economy...

[Materdaddy]

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/...urvive/?iid=EL

[daniel_buck]

Wow, kinda crazy! This means that there will be a generation growing up soon that won't know what a little debbie cake is! That just seems odd, it's kind of like Kleenex or Zerox, the brand name is generic for the product! Or Twinkies, think of a kid who will never know what a twinkies are! haha!

[aw12345]

I am more concerned about the 18.000 people that lost there jobs!

[FishPOET]

We were saddled with costs related to our unionized workforce. We had been contributing $100 million a year in pension costs for workers

For 18,500 employees? YIKES

link

[inVERt'D]

What? No Twinkie bailout??

[dirtman13]

I heard on Fox News this weekend that the Twinkie may be going south of the border. Is this the type of "change" he promised us?

[dirtman13]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/11...-Mexican-expat

[Kodiak Spirit]

got mine! ran out Friday morning and snatched up some Ho-Ho's and a pack of Orange cup cakes. Got a couple chocodiles for the kids, told 'em to enjoy 'em for the last time... I don't think it's Bimbo that put them outta buisness, it's the whole economy, and a union that put everything else before the job itself.

[dirtman13]

Agree Jesse. I think Bimbo is looking at buying them.

[curtis]

Bimbo is probably the only hope for them. The sugar tariffs and unions is what killing them. That is why alot of the Confectionery manufacturing companys left the US. The sugar tariffs kill 3 jobs for every one they save. Tariffs are Protectionism.

[RAT]

You know, when the blame game starts and the fingers point, remember to look in the mirror because sure as sugar that finger will point back at you. If you don't like the fact that American jobs are leaving the country, don't blame the unions (they suck, but it's not them) don't blame the manufacturers (same here for most, but it it's not them either), and it's not the tariffs, the taxes, the government or even BarryO himself. It's you, and you and you. You want cheap, easily available, throw away products made as cheaply as possible. You don't want to pay what it costs for AMERICAN companies to make these products, you won't stand up and fight for the country and vote for the things that are good for this country, vote out the bad. All you want to do is bitch and whine and when things things like this happen, hoard. Americans have become greedy, selfish, self important prigs that are getting what they deserve. If this offends any one reading these words, well good, it should. It offends me to see my country going to the hogs because we have forgotten what made us the greatest country in the world. We deserve what we're getting.