Huggies' owner Kimberly-Clark to slash 5,000 jobs, close 10 factories

[TomParks]

Kimberly-Clark's restructuring program comes amid increased competition and lower birth rates than it expected in the U.S. and South Korea, which impacts diaper sales.

The company had been considering the restructuring program for much of last year, before Congress approved the tax legislation.

"Kimberly-Clark, a company with a long history of supporting American workers and manufacturing, is undertaking a restructuring program to retain its leadership in a rapidly evolving global marketplace by streamlining its operations and reducing costs in order to continue investing in its brands and long term growth," the company said in a statement. "The decision to undertake this restructuring program was made independently and not as a result of the recently passed tax reform legislation."

"Kimberly-Clark remains committed to American manufacturing, plans significant capital investments into its ongoing U.S. operations, and will remain a significant employer with more than 12,000 employees in the U.S.," the company added.

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

 

[Baz Ares]

Kimberly-Clark's restructuring program comes amid increased competition and lower birth rates than it expected in the U.S. and South Korea, which impacts diaper sales.

The company had been considering the restructuring program for much of last year, before Congress approved the tax legislation.

"Kimberly-Clark, a company with a long history of supporting American workers and manufacturing, is undertaking a restructuring program to retain its leadership in a rapidly evolving global marketplace by streamlining its operations and reducing costs in order to continue investing in its brands and long term growth," the company said in a statement. "The decision to undertake this restructuring program was made independently and not as a result of the recently passed tax reform legislation."

"Kimberly-Clark remains committed to American manufacturing, plans significant capital investments into its ongoing U.S. operations, and will remain a significant employer with more than 12,000 employees in the U.S.," the company added.

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Yes, they were before, planning layoffs. Noted in the OP.
The BS Tax Cuts of 2017 Saves NO JOBS HERE!
And really few! Why would I save US jobs, if I can still move manufacturing
to cheaper labor force nations to import back to the USA as a CEO?
They forgot to stop this little issue in the NEW BS SCAM for the 3%..

They (Kimberly-Clark's) are being honest about this BS Tax Cut of 2017.
On how they are using the Great DOUCHE BS Tax Cuts SCAM of 2017!.
Like 80% of all US Companies will do SO. Paid for by the Middle Class and below.

 

[depotoo]

Are you the one that posted this the other day? There is a long thread on it.

 

[Baz Ares]

Just found it here. Requesting Thread Merge to the other..
Please report.

 

[usmbguest5318]

Kimberly-Clark's restructuring program comes amid increased competition and lower birth rates than it expected in the U.S. and South Korea, which impacts diaper sales.

The company had been considering the restructuring program for much of last year, before Congress approved the tax legislation.

"Kimberly-Clark, a company with a long history of supporting American workers and manufacturing, is undertaking a restructuring program to retain its leadership in a rapidly evolving global marketplace by streamlining its operations and reducing costs in order to continue investing in its brands and long term growth," the company said in a statement. "The decision to undertake this restructuring program was made independently and not as a result of the recently passed tax reform legislation."

"Kimberly-Clark remains committed to American manufacturing, plans significant capital investments into its ongoing U.S. operations, and will remain a significant employer with more than 12,000 employees in the U.S.," the company added.

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark's restructuring program comes amid increased competition and lower birth rates than it expected in the U.S. and South Korea, which impacts diaper sales....The company had been considering the restructuring program for much of last year, before Congress approved the tax legislation.

Fair enough, but that they have been so challenged by cultural changes that brought about lower birth rates than they projected inspires in me thoughts of but one thing....

("you" being KC, not the member to whom I'm replied with this post)​

One might wonder why I'm thus unsympathetic to KC's claim of being financially "beset" by lower than anticipated birth rates in the U.S. and South Korea. The answer is quite simple: pace of birth rates among women in each country is not new or sudden.

​

Inasmuch as KC is in the baby diaper business, one'd think they'd project and account for baby-birth-rate-driven trends and their impact on sales/revenue far more adroitly than apparently they did. Of course, if Trumpkins are "running the show" at KC, well, that they are explains a lot about why their analysis was so inept....

Kimberly-Clark...is undertaking a restructuring program to retain its leadership

Seems to me that given that the current leadership "missed the boat" as goes the alignment of revenue with birth-rate trends, the "restructuring" should be the replacement of the current leadership with executives who have a demonstrably better track record for exhibiting managerial and analytical prescience and perspicacity. Such an approach would likely be less expensive than whatever KC is doing and more rapidly profit the firm and its shareholders.

 

[Baz Ares]

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"Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, announced Tuesday it will cut about 13 percent of its workforce globally, or at least 5,000 jobs, in a bid to reduce costs as sales wane.The company plans to shutter or sell 10 of its 91 production factories worldwide. In all, it is anticipating more than $2 billion in cost cuts by 2021. About $1.5 billion will come from reducing costs within its business. An added $500 million to $550 million will come from the efforts to streamline its manufacturing supply chain and overhead."- Source
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Cynically, this must be part of trumps plan for America. Considering all the jobs he supposedly saved at Carrier are now gone, it makes sense to assume this will be happening to all industries, under the trump regime. All labor intensive companies will experience the same thing. Loss of jobs.​

Thanks! I did not find your OP.
Staff Please combined here.

MAGA! More Success!: Kimberly-Clark (Huggies) to use savings from Tax Cuts to pay for Layoffs 5000!

 

[NYcarbineer]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

 

[depotoo]

Already several threads on this
Huggies' owner Kimberly-Clark to slash 5,000 jobs, close 10 factories

 

[Cellblock2429]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

 

[NYcarbineer]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

lol, worst spin ever.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

lol, worst spin ever.

Sounded pretty convincing to me. Maybe the tax cut will help people be able to afford kids and Huggies will make a comeback.

 

[danielpalos]

Right wingers; cut taxes and, don't worry, be happy.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The layoffs and closures are internationally. You will not generate a lot of excitement over what happens in other countries.

 

[Cellblock2429]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

lol, worst spin ever.

/----/ OK brainiac, you think KC is selling diapers like crazy and wants to use the tax cut to fire workers just to be mean. OK.

 

[danielpalos]

Financing tax cuts is simple income redistribution.

 

[Dragonlady]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

You aren’t seriously suggesting that women have more babies to keep Kimberley Clark in business are you?

You can’t be that stupid.

 

[Cellblock2429]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

You aren’t seriously suggesting that women have more babies to keep Kimberley Clark in business are you?

You can’t be that stupid.

/----/ No but apparently you are too stupid to follow a thread. The OP blamed Trump and his tax cut for the layoffs. I merely posted the facts (and facts are what confuse you) KImberly Clark laid off the workers for lower demand for their diapers and other paper goods DUE TO THE REDUCED BIRTH RATE. Now pay attention. I said instead of blaming the Trump tax cut for a declining birth rate that has been going on since 2002 he should look at what party supported abortion that is a direct cause of a lower birth rate. I know, I know it's confusing but ask your Special ed teacher to make you a diagram with pictures.

 

[Dragonlady]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

You aren’t seriously suggesting that women have more babies to keep Kimberley Clark in business are you?

You can’t be that stupid.

/----/ No but apparently you are too stupid to follow a thread. The OP blamed Trump and his tax cut for the layoffs. I merely posted the facts (and facts are what confuse you) KImberly Clark laid off the workers for lower demand for their diapers and other paper goods DUE TO THE REDUCED BIRTH RATE. Now pay attention. I said instead of blaming the Trump tax cut for a declining birth rate that has been going on since 2002 he should look at what party supported abortion that is a direct cause of a lower birth rate. I know, I know it's confusing but ask your Special ed teacher to make you a diagram with pictures.

What a one-sided and false narrative you’re creating.

Democrats do NOT promote abortion. It is not the policies of the Democratic Party that keeps American abortion rate the highest in the first world. It is Republican policies that force poor women to terminate their pregnancies.

First and foremost, there is no right to maternity leave if you’re pregnant. Nor is there any job security for pregnant women. Most women who have abortions already have one or more children and need their jobs. If they lose their job their families will suffer.

Republicans finally renewed CHiP. Lack of universal health care is another driver of the abortion rate. It is also the reason why Americans have the highest maternal death rates and the highest infant mortality rate in the first world.

Americans claim to have the best health care in the world and yet more American women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth than any other first world country.

To blame Democrat policies for the high abortion rate shows such a high level of ignorance as to question the quality of your education.

Canada has FREE legal abortions - government funded, no copays, no abortion laws whatsoever. Our abortion rate is half of that in the US. Why the lower rate?

1. Mandated one year paid maternity/paternity leave funded by unemployment insurance, on the birth or adoption of a child.

2. Job security for pregnant workers. Your employer is legally required to return you to your prior position on your return from leave.

3. Single payer health care - no copays.

4. Subsidized day care for low income families.

5. Birth control is covered in all health insurance policies issued.

Our government has policies in place that supports pregnant women and their families. Women don’t need to have abortions to keep their jobs and family supports.

Republicans have vehemently opposed each and every one of these measures. So don’t blame Democrats for your high abortion rates.

 

[oldsoul]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

You aren’t seriously suggesting that women have more babies to keep Kimberley Clark in business are you?

You can’t be that stupid.

/----/ No but apparently you are too stupid to follow a thread. The OP blamed Trump and his tax cut for the layoffs. I merely posted the facts (and facts are what confuse you) KImberly Clark laid off the workers for lower demand for their diapers and other paper goods DUE TO THE REDUCED BIRTH RATE. Now pay attention. I said instead of blaming the Trump tax cut for a declining birth rate that has been going on since 2002 he should look at what party supported abortion that is a direct cause of a lower birth rate. I know, I know it's confusing but ask your Special ed teacher to make you a diagram with pictures.

What a one-sided and false narrative you’re creating.

Democrats do NOT promote abortion. It is not the policies of the Democratic Party that keeps American abortion rate the highest in the first world. It is Republican policies that force poor women to terminate their pregnancies.

First and foremost, there is no right to maternity leave if you’re pregnant. Nor is there any job security for pregnant women. Most women who have abortions already have one or more children and need their jobs. If they lose their job their families will suffer.

Republicans finally renewed CHiP. Lack of universal health care is another driver of the abortion rate. It is also the reason why Americans have the highest maternal death rates and the highest infant mortality rate in the first world.

Americans claim to have the best health care in the world and yet more American women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth than any other first world country.

To blame Democrat policies for the high abortion rate shows such a high level of ignorance as to question the quality of your education.

Canada has FREE legal abortions - government funded, no copays, no abortion laws whatsoever. Our abortion rate is half of that in the US. Why the lower rate?

1. Mandated one year paid maternity/paternity leave funded by unemployment insurance, on the birth or adoption of a child.

2. Job security for pregnant workers. Your employer is legally required to return you to your prior position on your return from leave.

3. Single payer health care - no copays.

4. Subsidized day care for low income families.

5. Birth control is covered in all health insurance policies issued.

Our government has policies in place that supports pregnant women and their families. Women don’t need to have abortions to keep their jobs and family supports.

Republicans have vehemently opposed each and every one of these measures. So don’t blame Democrats for your high abortion rates.

1. Mandated one year paid maternity/paternity leave funded by unemployment insurance, on the birth or adoption of a child.

Ok,I'll give you this one. you are correct that the US does not have this.

2. Job security for pregnant workers. Your employer is legally required to return you to your prior position on your return from leave.

Might want to check your source on this one. Last I checked, today, This is true in the US as well. Fail.

3. Single payer health care - no copays.

While single payer is not here, yet, there are options with no copays on pregnancy. I know because I have one. And no, it's not just the uber wealthy. I make less than $50k and can afford this for three.

4. Subsidized day care for low income families.

Um, we have that too, so check your source.

5. Birth control is covered in all health insurance policies issued.

Since The ACA went into effect, as I understand it, this is true here as well.

So to recap, the main reason for the US having a higher abortion rate is... Lack of a mandated one year PAID maternity/paternity leave, because one can obtain a FREE abortion here as well, ever heard of Planned Parenthood?

So, to follow the logic to its end... To curb the alarmingly high rate of abortions, we need government sponsored PAID leave for new parents.

So, yea, paid leave for those most likely to NOT HAVE A JOB!

Then there is this little tidbit:

But, who can be bothered with facts when you have an agenda...

 

[Dragonlady]

by using the money to fund layoffs!

Kimberly-Clark to use savings from tax cuts to pay for layoffs

Kimberly-Clark — maker of brands such as Kleenex, Scott and Huggies — said the savings it receives from the new tax-cut law will help them pay for a restructuring program that includes layoffs.

The company said the restructuring initiative, which the company was planning to undertake regardless of the tax law's passage, will involve reducing its number of employees by about 5,000 to 5,500 people, or 12 to 13 percent of its workforce. Kimberly-Clark also said it plans to close or sell about 10 manufacturing facilities.

/----/ Why not tell the entire story, Libtard?
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls.
Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark to cut 5,000 jobs on sluggish sales as birth rate falls
Americans are having fewer babies, and diaper makers are feeling the pinch.

Kimberly-Clark said Tuesday it will cut as many as 5,500 jobs, or 13 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to lower costs.

The job cuts come as the maker of Huggies and Kleenex — like other consumer-products companies — is seeing a decline in demand for some core products as U.S. birthrates fall.

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the general fertility rate fell 11 percent between 2007 and 2016. Only provisional data is available for 2017, but it tells the same story: Women under 30 are having fewer children and aren't in the market for diapers, tissue and other products that new parents buy in bulk.

Now which party supports the PP abortion mills that promote a lower birth rate, democRAT or Republican. Go ahead Tinkerbell, I dare you to answer truthfully.

You aren’t seriously suggesting that women have more babies to keep Kimberley Clark in business are you?

You can’t be that stupid.

/----/ No but apparently you are too stupid to follow a thread. The OP blamed Trump and his tax cut for the layoffs. I merely posted the facts (and facts are what confuse you) KImberly Clark laid off the workers for lower demand for their diapers and other paper goods DUE TO THE REDUCED BIRTH RATE. Now pay attention. I said instead of blaming the Trump tax cut for a declining birth rate that has been going on since 2002 he should look at what party supported abortion that is a direct cause of a lower birth rate. I know, I know it's confusing but ask your Special ed teacher to make you a diagram with pictures.

What a one-sided and false narrative you’re creating.

Democrats do NOT promote abortion. It is not the policies of the Democratic Party that keeps American abortion rate the highest in the first world. It is Republican policies that force poor women to terminate their pregnancies.

First and foremost, there is no right to maternity leave if you’re pregnant. Nor is there any job security for pregnant women. Most women who have abortions already have one or more children and need their jobs. If they lose their job their families will suffer.

Republicans finally renewed CHiP. Lack of universal health care is another driver of the abortion rate. It is also the reason why Americans have the highest maternal death rates and the highest infant mortality rate in the first world.

Americans claim to have the best health care in the world and yet more American women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth than any other first world country.

To blame Democrat policies for the high abortion rate shows such a high level of ignorance as to question the quality of your education.

Canada has FREE legal abortions - government funded, no copays, no abortion laws whatsoever. Our abortion rate is half of that in the US. Why the lower rate?

1. Mandated one year paid maternity/paternity leave funded by unemployment insurance, on the birth or adoption of a child.

2. Job security for pregnant workers. Your employer is legally required to return you to your prior position on your return from leave.

3. Single payer health care - no copays.

4. Subsidized day care for low income families.

5. Birth control is covered in all health insurance policies issued.

Our government has policies in place that supports pregnant women and their families. Women don’t need to have abortions to keep their jobs and family supports.

Republicans have vehemently opposed each and every one of these measures. So don’t blame Democrats for your high abortion rates.

1. Mandated one year paid maternity/paternity leave funded by unemployment insurance, on the birth or adoption of a child.

Ok,I'll give you this one. you are correct that the US does not have this.

2. Job security for pregnant workers. Your employer is legally required to return you to your prior position on your return from leave.

Might want to check your source on this one. Last I checked, today, This is true in the US as well. Fail.

3. Single payer health care - no copays.

While single payer is not here, yet, there are options with no copays on pregnancy. I know because I have one. And no, it's not just the uber wealthy. I make less than $50k and can afford this for three.

4. Subsidized day care for low income families.

Um, we have that too, so check your source.

5. Birth control is covered in all health insurance policies issued.

Since The ACA went into effect, as I understand it, this is true here as well.

So to recap, the main reason for the US having a higher abortion rate is... Lack of a mandated one year PAID maternity/paternity leave, because one can obtain a FREE abortion here as well, ever heard of Planned Parenthood?

So, to follow the logic to its end... To curb the alarmingly high rate of abortions, we need government sponsored PAID leave for new parents.

So, yea, paid leave for those most likely to NOT HAVE A JOB!

Then there is this little tidbit:

But, who can be bothered with facts when you have an agenda...

You don’t have job security for pregnant women. Many low income workers are simply let go when their employer learns they’re pregnant.

Trump just told the religious right they didn’t have to pay for insurance which includes employee birth control, if it violated their religious beliefs.

Maternity/paternity leave is funded through the Employment Insurance fund (previously known as “Unemployment Insurance Taxes”). The amount is 55% of average weekly income to a maximum $547 per week for 35 weeks