tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post3637850947077856989..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Economy? What's that?Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-68724922110370091902007-06-19T01:03:00.000-04:002007-06-19T01:03:00.000-04:00And what kind of jobs? If they are desperate for ...And what kind of jobs? If they are desperate for new, higher-paying jobs, and you have an in-migration to fill them (or some formerly underemployed people in the area can fill them), then that would be good. If the Wal-Mart comes in and takes that person who had been making $20/hour, and provides a $7.50/hour job, not so much.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-22802193394384836962007-06-18T08:35:00.000-04:002007-06-18T08:35:00.000-04:00Good Lord my typing is terrible!! No more comment...Good Lord my typing is terrible!! No more commenting before coffee.LC Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372776060364698141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-74544890818879960962007-06-18T08:34:00.000-04:002007-06-18T08:34:00.000-04:00I think it depends on a lot of things before yuo c...I think it depends on a lot of things before yuo cansay good nes or bad news. For example, are the hirings new jobs, or are they just replacing retirees? If so, are they refilling every position that retires, or just most of them? Or are they replacing those that fled to better economic conditions?<BR/><BR/>If they're replacing those that retire, you can bet the new folks won't make what the retirees were making leaving less (or about the same, if the retirees stick around.) disposable income in the community.<BR/><BR/>It does say they're adding jobs, so that is (I think) a net positive for the region.LC Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372776060364698141noreply@blogger.com