As Elkhart, Ind., Goes, So Goes the Nation, and Elkhart Is Nervous

[DownriverDem]

3. Nervous for a reason

I graduated from Western Michigan University. I knew folks from Elkhart. They use to take orders for cigs, because they were a lot cheaper than in Michigan. The state of the RV industry is a clear sign that the unemployment numbers do not tell the whole story. Folks are working, but wages are down. If you are using all your income to run your house, there is none left over for an RV. I do see a lot of them on the road, but they are not new. Elkhart is finding out the reality of this trump economy.