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Old 04-12-2013, 10:53 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Oh it's not that bad. If only they had a few Unions to help keep the big companies in line.

Oh wait, what companies?

 
Old 04-12-2013, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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I don't know what Black liberals have to do with American automobile companies getting beat out by foreign competition. Then everyone leaving the city when they have no job which leaves large areas of vacancies. Which in the end leaves Detroit with a shrinking tax base.
The auto firms are still in business they just moved to the suburbs.
 
Old 04-12-2013, 11:31 AM
 
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Really that's why Massachusetts was ranked 49th in cost of doing business. And now our idiot governor wants raise the gas tax that should attract more business to the state.
I was talking about Boston, not the rest of the state. Now answer this. Does Boston look like Detroit? Does it have Detroit's unemployment rate, crime rate, and poverty levels?

And as for the rest of Massachusetts, consider this. New Balance shoe company has factories in Maine, Massachusetts, and California. Last time I checked, Nike doesn't make ANY shoes in the USA.
 
Old 04-12-2013, 11:36 AM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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Seattle is controlled by liberals. Boston is controlled by liberals. Those cities are in good shape. Detroit had similar issues to other cities, such as corruption, racial tensions, and drugs. However, a one-industry economy really took it down.
Liberals try to control Boston but they usually get caught.

Boston's Mayor Backtracks on Blocking Chick-fil-A: 'I Can't Do That' - Eric Randall - The Atlantic Wire
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