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doc03

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7. With manufacturing killed along with unions

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 03:34 PM

Jun 2019

in the north there is no reason for employers to move south. We are on race to the bottom. When workers in China or Mexico catch up with us, big money will develops Africa.
Remember when everyone was moving jobs to Japan?

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The South's Economy Is Falling Behind: 'All of a Sudden the Money Stops Flowing' [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 OP

Obama tried to to tell them that the future would require at least a little bit of retraining. Afromania Jun 2019 #1

Also, passing laws restricting women's health plays a big role as well. Yavin4 Jun 2019 #2

They should have learned from Nokia and its Romanian adventure DFW Jun 2019 #3

Is it a Wall Street Urinal article? It's kind of hard to tell.... Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #4

The Southern strategy working at its finest. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #5

It wasn't just the low wages and low taxes that lured them South. llmart Jun 2019 #6

With manufacturing killed along with unions doc03 Jun 2019 #7

and now the South fights for Confederate statues, transgender bathroom bills and restricting women's TeamPooka Jun 2019 #8

Is there any wonder why? Large companies will not come to the south because Politicub Jun 2019 #9