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Working Poor

Babel_17

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5. Kick, was going to post this

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 12:44 PM

Dec 2015

It's a really well written, and well researched, piece. Award worthy imo.
The writing takes you through a lot of the ins and outs, on a personal level, involved with such a deal.

Our economy has created many billionaires, a huge trade imbalance, and now this.

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Once a weakness, low-skilled workers who get paid little have become the Deep South’s strength [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 OP

Yep LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #1

Get 'em all skeered of Moooslims and libruls who hate Jeeezus and kill babies tularetom Dec 2015 #2

I remember reading that, during the mid/late 20th century especially YoungDemCA Dec 2015 #4

Are you aware those workers voted for a union in that plant? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #6

Yeah, I know all about stereotypes tularetom Dec 2015 #7

If that was a strength, then why the lavish tax breaks? Sanity Claws Dec 2015 #3

Kick, was going to post this Babel_17 Dec 2015 #5