Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

The L.A. Times has a superb, and superbly heartbreaking, story in today's editions, on the effects of outsourcing call-center jobs on the economies in Appalachia. Keep in mind that John Kerry has said he'll tax U.S. corporations which continue sending jobs overseas. Meanwhile, the Bush administration continues to insist that jobs moving from the U.S. to other countries is a "positive development."

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