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Since the Rust Belt is going to be a large part of discussion over the next few years and was an intregal part of PE Trump's campaign, I thought some discussions on it might be worthwhile.
I found this to be interesting and well thought out if one would care to read.
Competitive Pressure and the Decline of the Rust Belt:
A Macroeconomic Analysis
I found this to be interesting and well thought out if one would care to read.
Competitive Pressure and the Decline of the Rust Belt:
A Macroeconomic Analysis
RB.pdf
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one of the problems is, they failed to Modernize and come into the 20th century with production and their products...
it would have cost in the beginning ... but in the long run it would far less expensive have kept the industry and the Jobs from being farmed out to the rebuilding nations after the war...
In a way we did them a favor by destroying their production plants because they came back far more productive and less expensive to operate and maintain...
the other down side is the extensive Unions and their efforts ... and then the progress of the Union from representing the rank and File to becoming a formidable force in politics and becoming , as most politicians do... inevitably corrupt and criminal...
it would have cost in the beginning ... but in the long run it would far less expensive have kept the industry and the Jobs from being farmed out to the rebuilding nations after the war...
In a way we did them a favor by destroying their production plants because they came back far more productive and less expensive to operate and maintain...
the other down side is the extensive Unions and their efforts ... and then the progress of the Union from representing the rank and File to becoming a formidable force in politics and becoming , as most politicians do... inevitably corrupt and criminal...
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Unions caused the industries' lack of competitiveness and this led to their decline. Isn't this simply stating the obvious?
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Another link to this just in case: http://www.academia.edu/2736131/The_Decline_of_the_US_Rust_Belt_A_Macroeconomic_Analysis
The Decline of the US Rust Belt: A Macroeconomic Analysis
Abstract While the United States as a whole saw robust increases in economic activity over the postwar period, the economic performance of regions within the country was highly unequal. In this paper we document that the regions that fared relatively
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