Quote Originally Posted by nain rouge View Post


Yeah, right. Steel plants and refineries don't hire like they used. Ever heard of automation? And with tax breaks they don't even pay taxes like they used to! Companies like U.S. Steel [[a huge employer Downriver) also don't let their employees leave the premises for lunch - afraid employees will drink themselves into a stupor over their dehumanizing jobs - killing all the diners from Delray to Wyandotte. So, in the end, who benefits?
Ain't that the truth. The whole Marathon abatement, and looking the other way on environmental and health impacts, was given away for a proposed [[NOT promised) 60 full-time jobs, 75 "contract" positions, and 10 community college scholarships. And no guarantees for employing Detroit residents. Certainly no bonanza there.