Bad news for rich corporations that treat local economies like consumable goods.
Maytag took incentives, then left the town of Galesburg, Ill for cheaper, foreign labor, leaving 1600 people unemployed. Galesburg wants to sue to recoup their losses. (NYTimes)
"We gave Maytag these incentives, and they accepted them," said Mr. Mangieri, a Navy veteran who grew up in a small town not far from here in western Illinois. "We did it based on faith and trust. If we don't do anything now, it sends a message that we lack the resolve to treat the rich and privileged the same as everybody else."
The town is still faced with economic devastation due to Maytag's greed-based decisionmaking, but It's encouraging that small, midwestern towns aren't standing for the corrupt Republican ideal of making the little guy pay the way for wealthy corporations.
Maytag took incentives, then left the town of Galesburg, Ill for cheaper, foreign labor, leaving 1600 people unemployed. Galesburg wants to sue to recoup their losses. (NYTimes)
"We gave Maytag these incentives, and they accepted them," said Mr. Mangieri, a Navy veteran who grew up in a small town not far from here in western Illinois. "We did it based on faith and trust. If we don't do anything now, it sends a message that we lack the resolve to treat the rich and privileged the same as everybody else."
The town is still faced with economic devastation due to Maytag's greed-based decisionmaking, but It's encouraging that small, midwestern towns aren't standing for the corrupt Republican ideal of making the little guy pay the way for wealthy corporations.
