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NC knows all about job loses and jobs going overseas. It's not unique to just the Rust Belt. We've lost most of our jobs in tobacco (lawyers), textile (Mexico and Central America), and furniture (China and Thailand). However, we;ve more than made up those job loses. We have a Dell plant coming in, a FedEx hub, the drug manufactuers in RTP, ect...
Now what's the difference between OH and NC?
1. NC tends to be union free. Less than 5% of employees are unionized.
2. Good legal enviroment for employers (ie, no few bullshit lawsuits)
3. Excellent NC community college and university system
4. Lower taxes
So in essence, it's not that just the Rust Belt is getting a random shafting, it's y'alls enviroment. What company in their right mind would choose a heavily union, higher tax, litigation prone state to locate their business.
Sometimes, it's just not Bush's fault. Perhaps its time for the Rust Belt to take a long hard look in the mirror
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Originally Posted by Christine Stewart, Former Minister of the Environment of Canada
"No matter if the science is all phony, there are collateral environmental benefits.... Climate change [provides] the greatest chance to bring about justice and equality in the world."
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