Just commented in NYT on story about Lordstown Ohio plant closing. [View all]

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Sharon | Tn
I feel for these folks, but aren’t they a little guilty of ignoring the signs of progress? Technology has had a profound effect on employment and everyday life. I taught school for 40 yrs and witnessed a lot of changes in that time, but it was my duty as an employee to keep myself current. We cannot bring the past back to life again, and a nation that only looks to the past for guidance is a nation going downhill.


With His Job Gone, an Autoworker Wonders, ‘What Am I as a Man?’
Rick Marsh worked in the car plant in Lordstown his entire life. Now that job is gone. What does that mean for his politics?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/us/auto-worker-jobs-lost.html#commentsContainer&permid=100671860:100671860