Yes yes yes all of this. And no one, NO ONE, benefitted from black lung, asbestos poisoning and catastrophic workplace injuries. A golden age it was not.
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Jess Calarco
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
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*degraded, not degrade. My kingdom for a transparent edit button.