[lbo-talk] Now That the Factories Are Closed, It’s Tee Time in Benton Harbor, Mich.

c b cb31450 at gmail.com
Fri Dec 16 12:26:22 PST 2011


Wojtek S http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/magazine/benton-harbor.html?_r=1&hp

"More to the point, imagine that you live in a city where generations of residents have struggled to find work, a city that has stubbornly resisted decades worth of attempts to reverse its fortunes. Then imagine being told, without a hint of irony, that the answer to your problems is a $500 million, high-end golf resort. Oh, and also, an unelected state appointee will be running your city until further notice."

[WS:] A glimpse to the not so distant future of the Etats-Unis.

^^^^^^^ CB; A glimpse into the present in Greece and Italy.



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