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02 Mar 10 - 12:33 PM (#2854208) Subject: BS: New American Ghost Towns From: Goose Gander Like Ravenswood, West Virginia . . . . |
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02 Mar 10 - 12:49 PM (#2854222) Subject: RE: BS: New American Ghost Towns From: pdq ...from the article in the initial post: "Kaiser's Ravenswood plant created a middle class where there was none. When the United Steelworkers Union was voted in after the plant opened in 1957, the hourly wage jumped from $1.78 to $3.25. Three decades later, the aluminum works was sold to a group that secretly included Marc Rich, an American commodities trader who was living in Switzerland to avoid charges of violating the U.S. trade ban with Iran." Note: That is the same Marc Rich who, with his wife, hosted lavish parties for Bill Clinton. |
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02 Mar 10 - 01:01 PM (#2854231) Subject: RE: BS: New American Ghost Towns From: CarolC Clinton was never a friend to the blue collar workers. Most of the jobs that were created during his presidency were low paying jobs in the service sector. |