Okay, I need some feedback from this group regarding an article

[Fred ONeill]

11. You make some good points

Staph - In Marietta the "working poor" are regarded in much the same way that early 20th century southern whites regarded black persons - as useful for cleaning up after or serving the "elite" (especially during the "River Roar" or the Sternwheel Festival) but not worth treating like human-beings or being paid a living wage ... And if they complain, they are branded as 'lazy" or "drug-abusers" by the local self-absorbed tea-party clique ... The Marcellus-Shale "boom" is over-rated. Most of the jobs are shipped in from elsewhere, and only a few will reap the profits (if any). Wal-Mart remains the "company-store" ... Also, local infrastructure, environment, and water-resources might be damaged beyond repair by the time these wildcatters have finished and moved on to greener pastures ...