Ever watched your city turned into a ghost town after the manufacturing jobs were outsourced?

[Heather MC]

28. My Hometown Lynchburg VA

they lost several foundries. My father worked for a company that made American auto parts. It was a very dangerous job. he almost died once when hot melted lava exploded back into his face and rolled down his skin. It had gotten past his safety apron. It was not a glamours job but for Lynchburg it was a well paying and I know most people wouldn't be able to do it.

He was actually returned to work after that accident and not long after that was forced into early retirement. but he was lucky he got out in time to get a pension. his co-workers were not so lucky. the factory got shipped to Mexico or somewhere I was teenager when tis happened so I don't have all the details. now 20 years later all that remains is a grassy field. And downtown Lynchburg is starting to look like a third world country. Now I am sure if you drive through the Major Downtown streets of Lynchburg you will see beautiful new buildings, and freshly planted trees, new benches well maintained bike paths. but if you vere off 5th street err I mean Martin Luther King Blvd. You will see block after block of boarded up homes, empty lots where houses use to stand, and homes so run down rats wouldn't live in them. In my Father's block there use to be 10 homes now there are only 8 homes and 4 of them are unlivable just sitting empty.

Jerry Falwell's son purchased the once thriving Lynchburg Plaza it use to have at least 30-50 stores, and Movie theater. Now it has a dollar store, a liquor store, Mc'D and a nail shop. All the necessary things for a ghetto. Meanwhile the plaza he owns near Liberty University Candlers Station is a booming thriving business. It's really sad how the town has allowed the inner city to go to shit.

I don't even like to visit anymore they have down a good job of making the main areas of the town look pretty while neglecting large residential areas of the inner city.

But it all started to go down when the large manufactering companies left the country.

here's what I think, if you want Americans to buy your products you should pay Americans to Make them. I think it's wrong that companies are allowed to leave this country basically looking for slave labor in other countries.