Some Place Like America: Echoes of the Great Depression

Kuros · Jul 24, 2011

Resounding Echoes of the Great Depression in 'Someplace Like America'

Considerin 1979 Wal-Mart employed 21,000 workers, General Motors employed 618,000, and the average CEOwas paid 35.2 times what an average worker was paid. Flash forward to 2008 (and draw your own conclusions): Wal-Mart employed 1.4 million, General Motors employed 92,053, and the average CEOwas paid 275.4 times what an average worker was paid
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But this book is about American personal resilience in the face of systemic injustice.

One story, titled Anger in Suburban New Jersey talks about Lisa Martucci and her family who almost lost their home because of a year-long job layoff. Lisas response: There is no ACORN for middle-class people, Lisa said, referring to the group that advocated for the poor. Theres no support for us. Even after Lisas husband found another good job, the familystopped doing a number of things: Going to the movies. Going out to dinner. Buying new clothesWe havent used a credit card in three and a half years. Its a trap. The whole system, for it to work, is predicated on you being in debt.

While the people and their situations vary, many stories follow this theme: hard-working, resilient individuals who are trying to make a better life for their families. And many of them succeed.
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But in a more just society, they would more than succeed. I suspect they would thrive.

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