Well, there was a oil filter company in this area that paid really good wages and employed 400 people. A few years ago they got the bright idea that they could make cheaper oil filters in Mexico, so they "permenatly laid off" all 400 people and moved the plant to Mexico. Those 400 souls were left with nothing and had to scramble finding whatever they could like a part-time job clerking at Dollar General....
Just think about that Palouser, 400 people lost a job that afforded them a house, car, able to help with their kids college expense to basically competing for whatever low-wage job they could find, jobs that teenagers usually have as their "first job" now became a family`s `bread and butter` job. To add insult to injury the stuff that`s sold in those "dollar stores" is plastic, made in China crap.
It would perhaps be survivable if there wasn`t this welfare system that attracts foreign workers into this country. Now, Americans find that there are "jobs that Americans won`t do" taking advange of welfare "pays" better than any job that`s available.
Basically living wage jobs aren`t available to the middle-class. You either are one of the few that put on a suit and tie and make 6 figures or you have a job mowing their lawn, cooking their food and walking their dog....and less and less jobs inbetween.
JC Penny, Target and Sears are going broke, while Walmart and Dollar General are going gangbusters. Oh, specialty shops selling Rolex, Coach purses, Rock Revival jeans and Audi cars are doing well.
Call your Congressmen and ask them to do their job! They're getting paid quite a lot for crying and not doing their work. Even the farm welfare is going to be a year behind due to the inability of Congress to do anything at all.
