I would say it's because working-class Americans have been consistently left behind or ignored by many recent administrations and policy-makers. Union-busting, the loss of many manufacturing jobs, and the wholesale conversion of economies in many parts of the country into "tourist economies" (read minimum wage jobs that don't allow worke…
I would say it's because working-class Americans have been consistently left behind or ignored by many recent administrations and policy-makers. Union-busting, the loss of many manufacturing jobs, and the wholesale conversion of economies in many parts of the country into "tourist economies" (read minimum wage jobs that don't allow workers to actually live in the areas they work) have all combined to do serious damage to those in the working-class. Add in the "paid high school diploma" that has become almost mandatory for any job (the BA or BS degree) and you have a system that conspires against social mobility that doesn't involve inherited wealth.
How else do you explain the shift in Union membership voting patterns over the last few years? Most "job retraining" programs are a joke, and often die out after a couple of feel-good years. Add to that the consideration that once construction is done most green energy projects employ a mere fraction of what a coal-fired plant did and you have a recipe for disaster.
I would say it's because working-class Americans have been consistently left behind or ignored by many recent administrations and policy-makers. Union-busting, the loss of many manufacturing jobs, and the wholesale conversion of economies in many parts of the country into "tourist economies" (read minimum wage jobs that don't allow workers to actually live in the areas they work) have all combined to do serious damage to those in the working-class. Add in the "paid high school diploma" that has become almost mandatory for any job (the BA or BS degree) and you have a system that conspires against social mobility that doesn't involve inherited wealth.
How else do you explain the shift in Union membership voting patterns over the last few years? Most "job retraining" programs are a joke, and often die out after a couple of feel-good years. Add to that the consideration that once construction is done most green energy projects employ a mere fraction of what a coal-fired plant did and you have a recipe for disaster.