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#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: shed light on how the economy works. Bob. Local California historian. Worked in mfg in Downey, CA @ Apollo 11.
Jim Tankersley
J. Bradford DeLong
#uoeconforum @jimtankersley: space-age factory closed. Downey still looking for its new rocket to the middle class. They are not coming back
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#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: in 81% of counties, median income lower than in 2000. Bob retired in 2005, making $25/hr, good pension - View other replies
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#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: when Rockwell won Space Shuttle contract, 24-hour party thrown by Rockwell. 200K aerospace wkrs in LA County -
#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: *Before* 2008 the decade of the 2000s looked to be worst job creation decade ever. -
#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: Ed Greene in Carolina—road crew/ballpark janitor—employee of the year. Once held middle-class job. Now 2 LC -
#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: jobs lost have been easily outsourced, mechanized—overwhelmingly middle-skill jobs “hollowing out” -
#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: abandoned union New York bus-driving job to care for mother with cancer. “If I can’t make what I need hourly…” -
#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: Ed and wife work 110 hrs/week to make a middle-class income of 25 years ago. Expects to retire 14 yrs @ 68 -
#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: declining mobility. Raj Chetty. Poor students can be easily knocked off course and out of class - Show more
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#uoeconforum@jimtankersley: median wages are still lower than in 2009. “Growing together” stopped 25 years ago. Labor share down
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