[anniegetyourgun]

"Nevertheless, looking at manufacturing alone still makes my point. Since 2001 was a recession year, it is reasonable to compare it to the last recession year in 1991. In nominal (money) terms, manufacturing has fallen from 17.4 percent of GDP to 14.1 percent. But in real (inflation adjusted) terms, it is actually up a little, rising from 16 percent to 16.2 percent."

There is that niggling little FACT that folks are just going to have to deal with, eh? Take his two articles now and boil it all down to this paragraph. That's all he really needed to write.

[anniegetyourgun]

"It is worth remembering that when a plant closes, it is likely to make news, especially if it is the major employer in a small town. The local paper is unlikely to note the opening of a new factory on the other side of the country."

Now this guy is trying to put Willie Green outta business. That is his job, after all.....searching out the most obscure outlets for his depressing stories of RIFs in booming metro areas like Shade, OH.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

There is that niggling little FACT that folks are just going to have to deal with, eh? Take his two articles now and boil it all down to this paragraph. That's all he really needed to write.

Such a short article probably wouldn't have made the writer's editor too happy, though.