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kurth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:59 AM Original message |
Blue-Collar Jobs Disappear, Taking Families’ Way of Life Along |
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Broadslidin (949 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm sure, the 'blue collars' will still be able to borrow the money for the 50" flat screen TV. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. What the fuck kind of comment was that? You don't understand do you |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Ditto! Only I'd make it three words, some people can be plain aesels... |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. I think he's being sarcastic... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. I doubt it, no guts to reply |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Or put food on their credit cards at 18-23% interest. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. hahaha!! Fugg gug gug gugg YOOOOOOOOOO! |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
54. What a friggin jerk |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
75. Congratulations ... I guess that's the Son of "Welfare Cadillac" |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. The blue collar jobs disappeared a long time ago. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Not all of them |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. When are things going to improve for these people? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. C'mon, we've had 38 years of conservatism from both parties |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So everyone should become trades people NOW? Right |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I'm not talking about new construction |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. There is no surge coming, home equity is tapped out |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I agree, home improvement will be a lean business for.. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. yes |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:57 PM Response to Reply #34 |
64. My 5-year old dryer went kaput this last weekend |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. exactly |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
71. there is a glut of repair people |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. How long before undocumented workers do these jobs too? |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. They've over-run the residential market, and.... |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. If you cracked down hard on the employers.. |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Cracking down hard on employers alone would do it. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. service oriented society |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. There is a huge difference between "manufacturing" burgers |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
80. glass guy |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Blue-collar jobs have been gone so long its classification is barely mention. |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. The big question is... |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
22. YES, finally someone has asked the crucial question. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. But what have the Dems done for blue collar workers during that time? |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Bingo! |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
68. You forgot the bankruptcy bill. The killing blow. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:38 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Right! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
29. White middle aged rural guys...hmmmmm |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Maybe because they're divorced and were accustomed to having their |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #32 |
49. You are probably right |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
63. income is not everything, must be able to take care of ones self |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Back when I was doing personal ads |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
59. Many, I am guessing. The same ones who hate Unions, even though they are members. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. There is a bigger question |
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Kindigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
11. I've worn out my welcome at ma's |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. My condolences. If I win the lottery I will find you |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
15. That's the price to be paid for efficiency and globalization |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:31 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Hey, thanks. |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. More like undermining the American worker |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
16. Senior Citizens working Retail and Service jobs! |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I'm not a freeper and I do say that seniors work partially out of boredom. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
37. hobbies, volunteering |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. No one addresses the true picture of the job market. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
36. we have an 80+ year old |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
20. Then please tell me, Ohio, why did you go red in the last Presidential election? |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. IIRC, the 2004 Ohio election was tainted with fraud. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Tainted? Along with FL, it was a test case on how to install a political dynasty. n/t |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Agreed. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:04 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. It sure was |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
79. Thank you! Ohio was stolen, so lets blame the voters. Some twisted logic in here. n/t |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
38. Same as Jackson, Michigan. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
39. Another recommendation. It's a dayum shame what this country has become,... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. This is not America... |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
47. Didn't Bush win Ohio in the last election? |
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VenusRising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. More like stole Ohio. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. * STOLE Ohio in 04 & STOLE 2000. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Why don't you educate yourself on Ohio's voting patterns... |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. You are completely wrong |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #62 |
73. Read my post again, why don't you? |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #62 |
77. Those figures you've posted are hardly "Bush stronghold", are they? |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
50. remember to thank the Friedmans for your stay in Free Market Hell... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
51. There has been a bipartisan effort to strip this country of a manufacturing, blue collar sector |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. It's not "service sector" |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
52. Looks like we'll be going back to the days of several generations living under one roof. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
57. On a related note... |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. Thank you for that! Everybody should read it! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
58. Keep voting repub and repub lite. |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
61. How do we give a human face to poverty? |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
69. Within 10 miles of where I live in New Hampshire, there used to be |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
72. Kick for reality |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
76. Kick |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
78. Brainwashed and twisting in the wind.... |
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countryjake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Does the article indicate how these folk voted? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. You got that right, same where I work |
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