“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

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      9 months ago

      If you think small toen rust belt is untenable, then the country is fucked and not worth saving

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        Small towns in the rust belt are not the entirety of the United States. Different people value different parts of it in different ways, just because the part of it that you like isn’t doing well doesn’t mean it has no value to anyone else.

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          I work two jobs, one of which is a union manufacturing job. If that isn’t enough to live in a low COLA area then we’re cooked. That’s the point i am making.