Want to understand why Trump has rural America feeling hopeful? Listen to this Ohio town.
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- The small town of Wilmington, Ohio, was devastated in 2008 when DHL left and took more than 7,000 jobs with it. As the town tries to claw its way back, the Post explains why Donald Trump's election victory has brought it new life.
(Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
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"Don't forget that most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor."
Nailed it.
Ima be rich one day lol but I also just have conservative values
That's how Republican politicians recruit these voters. They dream of one day being rich, so rich that you don't have to work. Unfortunately, the legislation that Republican politicians pass is only focused on keeping the rich people rich. Republican Politicians are not interested in helping poor people become rich.
Honestly, I've been developing Conservative views but mainly because I feel like the government is overreaching and because it also seems like we have a lot of unnecessary taxes. Those are the main two reasons but this means I've been leaning more towards the Republican side. Personally, I don't think you should classify all/most Republicans as wanting to be rich but not confronting the fact that they're poor for 2 reasons. The first one being that my dad, for instance, grew up in a really poor family and has worked hard his entire life to get to the point where he is now. He now resides in the upper-middle class and he's not looking towards being rich even though he's not swimming in cash. My second reason is that it's natural to wish for things in life. Poor people are likely going to wish to be rich. This doesn't mean that they can't face their own reality/situation. I can agree that most politicians are in it for the money/self-gain but I don't agree that poor Republicans can't face their own poverty. I could be wrong though so feel free to debate me.
@@stevechance150 Neither are Democrats, please free your mind from tribalism. What dollar amount of wealth is the definition of "rich"?.
"obviously eating well" my dudddddeeeee
Lol
ecentballer1 I think he was talking about the amount of food that he’s been eating rather then his diet
Wait a minute.. A Yankee with a Confederate hat !! These people are so confused,, they don't have a clue what they stand for..
@@jamesweaver6212 he's no Yankee!
A New Englander ❤️
@@dawnoceanside7300 last time I checked Ohio was north of the Mason/Dixon line,,
The problem needs looking at the root cause. Research shows that municipalities with one or two businesses and no viable alternatives are essentially held hostage by that one business.
Yès my life experience says that as well. I was born in Flint Michigan, GM was really the primary employer in the area. When they scaled back it was felt.
I mean when the towns are populated by only about 25,000 people or less, it would be stupid for more than one or two businesses to be there.
Something, something...eggs in one basket...
Yes, there's a real problem even when the jobs are plentiful. If I were in a town where one business is growing by leaps and bounds and nothing else besides retail is growing, I'd have to find a better place, or at least a job that doesn't depend on that one business or on retail.
@@coshelcaudill4822 You're making an argument for living in and doing business in cities.
Why do we expect FEDERAL government to save rural America? What about STATES?
What happened to strong Americans that go out and shape their country, make it happen and be pioneers like the Americans of Old...? I've been through what they are doing and you don't wait for the US Gov. to fix your town and make up jobs, you go out, start on the bottom again, move away, whatever it takes to GO TO THE WORK!! While I feel bad for them, waiting for work to fix your little "Ville" isn't the way to do it. You have to go HUNT for work and stop worrying about what you had, it will not fix the future. As far as the knife maker, love his ideal to keep something going of anything. The woman who is the Hillary Supporter, should keep supporting Hillary and complain. Stop the drama, got off their A*se*, make change and chip at the old block and make a difference... I went through all this in my little country town so its not like don't know what is happening. I would have never posted this crying for help complaining video...
Hello Franklin how are you doing today I'm Sharon from South Dakota
Franklin how are you doing today I hope all is fine there
They want socialism, period.
@@christopherarnett2851 = SO WHAT!!! GERMANY is SOCIALIST country. GERMANY economy is 5x stronger than USA. Germany has 4x smaller population and DOUBLE bigger export than USA. Everybody has HEALTH insurance in Germany. 5 WEEK VACATION for every single German. Germany has BUDGET SURPLUS. USA has 1.5 trillion deficit. USA is banana country comparing to Germany.
I am from New Jersey but went to a small college in Kansas. The first thing I noticed was the willingness of many of the residents to live in the past.
It is easier to fool someone than convince someone that they have been fooled.
mark twain.
Manny, immigrants pour into the USA from around the world all the time. So why do immigrants of Muslim faith and Mexicans concern you so much?
Could it be that you are propagating a fear or distain against these specific groups of people for political leverage?
Meanwhile the actual reason this town and many other small towns are struggling is the rise of automation in the industrial sector.
Trump has said and done absolutely nothing about this issue. In fact, he has deliberately played into the hands of the corporate elite with the signing the recent GOP tax overhaul.
One thing is for certain, Republicans have fooled a lot people.
COMRADEtrump
Yup, Hillary would have done nothing for these people just like trump. So what does that tell you? If you keep voting for these two failed parties, you'll keep getting screwed.
Tawnya harding
I vote ppl and not party. Damn I miss George Washington...
@buzzclick500 Exactly! He was against them. I'm the same way. All parties are corrupt. I have liberal and conservative views, as all Americans should. The radicals are whats keeping our nation divided.
@buzzclick500 haha niiice 😂
Hello Jack how are you doing today I'm Sharon from South Dakota
Abolish political parties form political partnership.
Oh you knew George Washington, did you?
I would love it if WaPo did a follow up speaking to the same people now that it's 2022 and we're just months away from November. It would also be interesting if WaPo spoke with their state and federal representatives sitting down with these same citizens in a room together. I know it's just a dream and will never happen but...
I can't but empathize with him and his town. this is really sad what happened to beautiful America!
When an honest man discovers he is mistaken, he ceases to be mistaken or he ceases to be honest.
President Lyndon B. Johnson: "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
I feel ya brother, I live in ashtabula . It took a while , but within 2 years there is now more jobs n more businesses than I've ever seen. Plus I love youtube.
Hallo Tim how are you doing today I'm Sharon from South Dakota
Tim Whiting Thank Obama for that! It took Obama 8 years to turn around the almost bankrupt economy under Bush The employment graph was shooting straight up when Obama left office and trump claimed credit for all of 2016 even though he came in on the end of it Trump created some jobs sure but not as many as he claims and not the high paying jobs he promised
@@sharonbobby9175
"Hi I'm Karen from Racistown"
Mike: "I'm making my house payments...obviously EATING well."
Funny guy.
what house? I saw a few sheds
His Confederate flag hat was funny too.
“My bank account usually has 5 dollars in it” First time?
The knife maker seemed intelligent, and made some good points. I would have had more sympathy if he hadn't been wearing a Confederate flag bandana.
Yeah that bandana told me not to listen to him. Maybe that was gods way of showing these racists that trump is a bum lying sack of shyt
Kevin Skiles maybe if you were open minded you will realize that the Confederate flag represents a lot of Southern culture and often doesn’t intend racism
@@McFishFilet
The Confederate flag represents a former rebellion against the federal government, and is associated with white racism. It may not mean this to some, but can't be detached from it's more negative connotations.
The swastika is a symbol used in some cultures, with no connection to Nazism, but that wouldn't be a good enough argument for people to start using it on flags, buildings, or clothing.
The Confederate flag is too closely associated with racism to be accepted as an innocent symbol.
It may not seem fair, but life isn't always fair.
Kevin Skiles I mean you can think that in your bubble but many households in the south still show off the flag with none of the negative connotations, it may not seem fair but life isn’t fair
@@McFishFilet
I'm sure that many households display the flag, and I'm willing to bet that none of them are black, which tells you all you need to know.
"Your jobs are coming back...… believe me".... bwahahahhahahahha
this is the most useless comment I've read
The thing is the county this town is in didn't, all of a sudden, switch from blue to red. It only voted Democrat once, in LBJ's landslide over Goldwater and, even then, in that county, that was only a single digit victory.
Most people knew he was lying
@@unitedstates4912 Did Trump con you too?
@@VinieChwaniEmpire sure looks like it.
DHL closeed up domestic in US package when Bush wash in office
This has been edited and still didn't correct wash to was.
@@popitgood3456 lol 😂
Best wishes to all of you from Canada. We seem to all be in this mess together. Good Luck.
You Canucks are in a bigger mess, you keep voting in Trudeau
All wealthy developed countries are in the exact same mess. Most of Europe is dealing with the exact same problems. These destitute third world countries dirt cheap labor and few regulations are too sweet to turn down.
Uk is the same. The big cooperations dnt pay tax.
Yeah, you’re all afraid “minorities” out breeding you.
So yeah, you guys are in it together.
We’re not! Hahaha
and Blanch: Where are the cows, pigs and chickens.When a town is devastated like this it is time to take you own local government in your hands and began to live off the land. Plant a garden, raise sheep. live off the land a become self sufficient!!
Grow hemp!! Plant of many applications, and getting high is not one of them.
Hello Gerald how are you doing today I'm Sharon from South Dakota
Or a radical idea. MOVE. I did five times while earning 3 college degrees and a second language,, paid in cash, while working full time. Never occurred to me to do anything else. Don't look to someone else. Look to yourself. I have zero college debt, am now fluently bilingually, own my second home to be paid off in 5 years, and own two old Toyotas that run great, and a credit score over 830. I grew up in the south Bronx.
Gerald Bradley exactly
Gerald Bradley, we specialized during the Industrial Revolution. Not everyone has to be a farmer. Individual farmers in the 17th, 18th and 19th century were generally very poor. Technology has made it so that one farm can feed tens of thousands of people. Going back to individual farming may seem romantic to you, but it's not practical and it's not even possible for most people. If you're out of work and don't own land, where are you going to grow vegetables and raise pigs and cows? And how are you going to take care of your family while you're waiting for the first season's crops to come in? What about money? You'd have to grow enough food to sell most of it in order to buy clothes, pay your mortgage, etc. Or maybe you intend to shear your sheep and make clothes to send your kids to school in. How silly you are.
These people must be soooo tired of winning now 🙄😂
what would Clinton done for them
@@aaronbliss7192 The same as Obummer
treg forsyth so nothing
Trump put amazon back in Wilmington, after DHL and Airborne moved out. Brought a ton of jobs back. Results
@@lancevadnais9819 trump did this and not bezos? Please tell me where you read that trump did it?
This town died long before DHL left. This town has a college and a huge welfare problem. Try managing better.
republican governor?
tell trumpster ?
towns like this needs to create better and high skilled jobs or new generation.
Oh and if Hilary had won the place would be booming would it?
Based on what facts? Also 7000 jobs lost in a small town destroys a community. It has a domino effect. No one has money so the local stores close down aswell. I lived in a small town (population 3800) and when Shaw industries closed it became a ghost town
Eating well is not the same thing as eating a lot.
best comment I've read all day.
You libertards might be correct except for the fact that the guy lives in farm country. They have the freshest and amplest food available if they choose to. There is not enough info to say that all he ate were pop-tarts and corn chips.
the guys just fat. He could starve himself and he'd still be fat.
eating well is still blessed.
Are you living to eat ?,or are you eating to live?Food is to keep you alive, its not supposed to be entertaiment...There's a difference..
How’s things in Wilmington Ohio today? Downtown vibrant? DHL come back?
"I love the uneducated" - Donald J. Trump
No they haven't been fooled. If you have learnt about the economy and business world you would have known that it's normal for a new business to struggle at the beginning before things get better. It is a worldwide situation. It's also normal that development is slower to come in rural area. This is also a worldwide phenomenon. The encouragement of the creation of business is one initiative by Donald Trump . The coming of Amazon is one thing made possible by Trump. This would have been improbable with a Democrat.
"You can tell a Democrat Voter anything and they will believe you". Hillary Clinton
@@earlofmar7987 making things up to level the playing field huh? Grasping at straws all you have?
@@Omnipharius Hillary did say that. Do your research. Why do you think the Democrats keep Public School underfunded. Why do you think that Union's control the Teacher's Union's and once they get tenure you can't rid of them. They are a Cancer on our Schools. Why do you think Hillary let in UNESCO, which is controlled by China and she let in the Confucius Institutes into our Univ.
Trump said he loves the uneducated that they are often the smartest and hardest working. Again just another example of the left twisting his words to fit there narrative.
Educate yourselves! Don't rely on your high school diploma getting you beyond a low wage retail/fast food job. I graduated from college thirty years ago and while I still apply many of the practices I learned then the tools of the trade have changed. If you plan to keep up or possibly get ahead you must continue your education.
Skilled labor not requiring college diplomas often pay more
Tim, that reply says a lot. I hope your children rise to a higher form of intellect.
Agreed Owen. Even in my small rural town a plumber can pull 65$ an hour with experience. While I don't expect my daughters to be plumbers, my son has many such options as he's been pulling 3.5+ GPA through-out highschool. The girls I'm hoping will take their grandfather and I up on medical school which he is offering to assist with.
Hi Devin. You are correct. There's absolutely nothing wrong with skilled labor although why not do everything you can to better yourself and possibly improve your employment prospects? I try to take at least one community college coarse a year, it keeps me informed and I typically learn something of value that I can use in my own business and it is great for networking. I do not qualify for financial aid although if you do qualify many CCs will offer reduced tuition and sometimes it can even be free. I'm taking a CNC machinist coarse this spring, this is completely outside my profession but it is something I'm curious about and it is amazing tool used for manufacturing. Having access to these resources and knowledge is priceless even if I only use what I learn as a hobby.
Thank you for your reply. It's never too late.
Thats why large companies are a bad idea. Lots of small, independently operating businesses ensure there can never be large scale economy collapses like this.
Small companies lack the capital to make investments required for building things like a 747 though or a submarine. Or build the infrastructure necessary to deliver electricity or natural gas. It's not realistic to expect that an economy can survive with only small businesses.
make it like china. lots of small easy parts of something made from home industries. and collected to be used in large company.
How many businesses have you run?
tiramisu how do you run quality control with many small companies or large items that require a lot of capital?
Inevitably companies will overtake others and monopolies and oligopoly will emerge
Thank you for being grateful GOD bless you
that "obviously eating well" was cute
Governors, state senators and mayors have a lot more influence over local economies than Presidents. A state has to carefully pick it law makers. They have to be out lobbying businesses, creating incentives, creating jobs for the states. Kick your local reps in the ass and make them do their job by attracting work into your areas or kick them out of office.
Thank you Bob, never understood why people don't get this. regardless of who(m) you voted for, your local reps are responsible for local economics. Not 45,Not Obama,not Bush
Bob Donovan A state's population needs to vote everytime, and know what their council, statehouse is up to. These people think it is a President, Congress, liberals, babykillers, ad nauseum who are controlling their community.
Apathy and ignorance led them to their situation.
However, the recent tax plan may cause an increase in local taxes to compensate.
paul amari My big fear, it happenened after the great recession, squeezing me hard.Tea Party in 2010 gained control of Statehouse, cut state taxes for wealthy and business causing the middle to bear the burden. Townships, schools lost so locals raised property, sales, income tax.
Christina Cope Not surprised We are becoming or have become a Plutocracy. Maybe several of our leaders believe that most will not focus on the property, sales, income tax increases.
This breaks my heart. All Americans need to help each other. There needs to be redistribution of jobs to rural and small town America. While coastal cities are overcrowded and expensive, rural towns are spacious and affordable.
How is Wilmington OH doing after 4 years of Trump? Like most of rural America that voted for him, not much better
doing great probably. trump is the goat.
When you tell yourself everything is going to be fine when it's definitely falling apart, in conditions like that it is hard to keep you optimistic views on your current living situation, I can see why some people would snap.
That's when faith becomes so important.
Provide a service people want and don't depend on someone else like the government (Trump) to save you. Take responsibility for yourself; no one else will.
LEARN a TRADE
Some of us people need to listen to that DVD of Teddy Pendergrass say wake up everybody if you listen to that then it will put you right on point or what's going on!!!!
How about Marvin Gaye's Merci Merci Me.
Glad to see the Washington Post shining a light on a desperate town being saved by Amazon. On a completely unrelated note, who owns this newspaper? I forget.
Mike looks like he has been voting against his self-interests for decades
What blows my mind is that there seems to be an unwillingness by small town folks to adapt and follow opportunity.
I grew up in a rural farming area. It was fairly clear growing up that farming was no longer profitable so we (my cohort in high school) went to university, community college or got a trade. Of the 20ish people I hung out with 3 stayed and honestly they are the least happy out of the bunch of us.
Point is industry will come and go depending upon market forces well outside the control of the average citizen. Professionally people have to be adaptable and maintain relevance. The best way to do that is to train/be licenced in a field you enjoy which isn't going anywhere (think plumbing or medical) if you want to stay in your rural area. If you are willing to relocate, particularly to more urban centres the options are endless.
Electing a Republican or Democrat or and Independent won't make a lick of difference.
1) This guy seems to have adapted to the best of his ability. 2) A lot of people are really too old to adapt. What happens when your town's industry suddenly disappears and you are 55, not 25? 3) Many people aren't smart. If physical labor is replaced by machine labor, and until AI is installed in everything, you need to be either pretty smart (not just to be able to learn how to do something, but to learn what is the best thing to do) or creative to make it. 4) Many people are naturally tied to the geography they are in. Aging parents, kids in school, kids with an ex spouse.
I agree you have to adapt to market forces. You don't have a choice. But these people see trade agreements and high taxes as a reason why many manufacturing jobs are leaving, and they aren't wrong about that. Automation is going to make most of our current jobs irrelevant, and might not give us new ones to replace them. In the meantime, people better make what money they can and invest in the corporations that will continue to turn a profit whether they hire labor or not.
This country and many people in it made a choice or decision to be a maritime economic and military superpower with a high standard of living. Translation ( having the world's number #1 military, law enforcement, DOJ, prison and criminal justice system, intelligence community, public school and university system, biggest transportation road and bridge isn't free or cheap!! Being the top dog in anything takes resources ( MONEY....THAT MEANS HIGHER TAXES) ) and lots of it like it or not ( MOST PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT BTW ) they want a free Lamborghini.
"Many people aren't smart."
Isn't that a cop out? I tend to believe most of those people are simply unwilling to learn and retool themselves. Be it out of fear or ignorance.
+icin4d. I don't know for sure. But it's something to think about. Certainly there are some people that could retrain themselves to do anything. But some of intelligence is speed at which you can learn. And the rate of learning for some folks is very slow. Although I'm sure you can be slower at some activities and faster at others. I'm certainly not a wiz in math, for example, but I can still learn it. Does that mean I can be an MIT physics PhD if I just try? I don't know
Joe Schmoe - There is a monumental difference between attaining a PhD and learning how to be a phlebotomist. Let's not talk about extremes that apply to 0.001% of the population.
There are plenty of jobs which do not require that a person be a fast learner to train for. You don't have to particularly academic for most of the trades, there are medical/care related jobs that are not super academically challenging, there are service industry jobs. A lot of technical community college programs are not difficult academically either.
Just because a person isn't a fast learner doesn't mean they won't be a good employee either. A good work ethic, reliability and commitment go a long way. I am a manager in a STEM field industry; I would take an honest hard worker any day of a lazy naturally talented one. I got a guy on my team a few years ago that was a slow learner; he took twice as long to learn the work than the average employee. He was in his 50's and not very tech savvy. Once we got him trained up he ended up being one of my strongest analysts.
The biggest hindrance to rural America is education. Alot of them don't have degrees or even high school diplomas. Jobs are becoming more advanced with technology factories aren't what they use to be. Back then it was acceptable to drop out of school to make money for your family. Now with jobs becoming more advanced rural America is being left behind. Trumps problem is he promised to bring jobs back but never specifically said how. If you really want to help rural America bring training programs and education to them so they can learn and become qualified with these new jobs and be able to provide for there family. There's alot of good folks in rural America despite what the news likes to say about them.
This is actually heartbreaking...these people are struggling and vulnerable, and need something to believe in to get them through everyday so they put their trust in the wrong person.
I grew up in small town New England and when I was a child we lost most of our Factories, but we did not go absolutely crazy over it...
There is a WalMart there ar 2825 Progressive Way. (ironic address) Nothing kills downtown faster than that corp. moving in. Amazon will perhaps help the local Wilmington economy by strangling other small towns. The midwest needs to learn what the game is really all about, rather than blaming Charles Darwin.
Russ Wilson the game ain't about factories anymore for sure jobs are never coming back even with factories coming back because automation.
Trump knew this it was all a trick to get his corp friends and himself tax breaks that is the real reason and at the same time he is working for Jewish out in the middle east. His agenda is clearly same as always the middle east not America. 2018 started with him addressing what? IRAN. MAGA is just a sales pitch now he sold his idea and we see it was a lemon.
I’m from the Midwest. Tell me what the game is about.
Peter Haslam the game is about progressing. There is no more rust belt, manufacturing will be for the machines -- automation, a.i. Human will basically become a mere supplement to the labor force. In light of it all, we will develop new fields of work, and you should pursue things you actually like doing. Be a creator, that's what humans do. Create, invent and learn. Learn how to program, learn how to be an engineer, and yes you can learn the arts too.
There is no set plan fot what the midwest needs to do other than progress and travel new avenues that can be built upon.
Peter Haslam but i do have a prediction...
Most of the population is being squeezed out of the rural areas and the government wants you to be part of 'mega cities' or super cities.
This will be inevitable. The rural areas in some few decades from now will be for the rich.
Those California wildfires are no accident. Those are very nice homes but...
It is possible that we are paying China debt through 'eminent domain'. Much like the chinese beverly hills you are seeing rising, you will see chinese conttinue to grow and own California. The U.S sold California, you just don't know it. The whole 'wall' idea should have been a hint for most people, who is known for their wall? The great wall of china.
It sounds irrational, but look at the world, i wouldn't be quick to dismiss this. I have no ill regards towards Chinese I like Chinese people and i hold no bias here.
Peter H. This is what's up. Corporations replacing local business. Actual robots working for the corporations. Family farms being bought by corporations (ADM etc) We are seeing the logical and absurd conclusion of unfettered capitalism here. Corporations want lower wages but still want to sell to a populace who is out of work, due in large part to the corporate interference in local economies. The corporations also want you to vote their interests, and in the Midwest, you mostly do. It's unreal.
Three years from now they"ll still be poor. One year has gone already.
Three years isn't overnight. Make that four total. Rural 'Murica is dying out. Most of them don't even have internet. Kansas is offering incentives to people to move there. Not going to happen. Why move to desolation just to rebuild when you can move to someplace already prosperous and thriving?
I know enough to state the truth about rural America. Just look at the sidebar to see why rural America is floundering. I lose nothing regardless.
Yes, I suppose someone has to shovel the shit. Always eager beavers out there who will do just that as they aren't qualified to do much else. Try training them to do something besides taking orders at a fast food joint or standing behind a register all their lives. Give them something tangible WITH a great future. I retired as a flight engineer at Boeing up in Washington state at the age of 50. My SO retired at 55 as a CEO of Kroger. Our oldest is a dental surgeon in Baltimore, the next is an iron worker in Seattle, another CEO daughter at Home Depot in Atlanta and the youngest has his own radio show also in Seattle.
We just bought a brand new $1,285,000 house at The Estates Of Sugarloaf Mountain in Washington state. We CHOSE not to settle for sloppy seconds. In this country, there is no excuse for poverty and we won't have it either.
Let me spell it out for you. I LEFT Phoenix, Arizona because of the same issues. It's now a shit hole filled with high crime. I CHOSE to change my life. I understand thoroughly, it's you who treats people like their incapable of helping themselves. That's not my problem if you want to play the blame game. They waste more time with gods, guns and 'glory' than they should and look where it's got them. Long overdue for a different game plan cause the old one burned out.
Thebuilderofthings1 I love reading the stories of Trump voters losing their healthcare! Haha, dumbasses!
Well done Mike. Every success to you and your town.
Wow! I hope his town have all of the prosperity it deserves and more. I luv to see when small towns not just survive, but thrive.
One is born every minute.
A tight wad?
and many of them are born twice
This was an ad for amazon. Bezos owns the washington post :D
Yeah.. you voted for yobamba.... 8 years that almost DESTROYED our country.
Fafa Fooey HOW? yes trying to give everyone free healthcare == almost destroyed country. Dont procreate please.
You are not a tree , MOVE !!!
Zack Asante well said!!
No business ever wakes up in the morning and says, "How many more people can we hire today?" What ordinary people fail to understand about business people is they are just mercenary about profit. How can you have a businessman run the country with the mentality of profit in mind. People are just pawns, numbers to be added and deleted.
Perot would have been a terrible president too.
This is such important work! Thank you for enlightening mids.
You need to educate yourself, this video is terrible misinformation
@@sambruce8053 - Oh, Sammy.
BA (hon) first in class, MA, MBA, Christian mother of 5 adults (some quite expert in world affairs), certified skilled trade before that.
READ THE REPORT (if you are one who CAN READ.)
Dude in a confederate flag bandana - does he not know that Ohio was a Union state?
nhf2001 Answer. No.
fool
The victor dictates what's read and said. Who knows if the confederates made it up there? You and I weren't even a thought in the mind of our father's sack let alone our grandfather. I suppose you'll say the civil war was really bout slavery.
nhf2001 Ohio is the gateway to the South. Is pretty much a disgusting pit.
The Civil War WAS about slavery! You can't maneuver your way around this one!
DHL was gone way before Trump.
Yeah during Bush jr admin.
Another repuke to thank for tanking economy
Wow -- that guy with the doo-rag better pray for Obamacare because he's one Big Mac away from a triple bypass.
😂😂😂 man you're killing me....beautiful. ..God bless you Sir
Dayum
U made me laugh today
@khana ristobal The whole NK army couldn't hurt that guy. He has an equator not a waist.
So is that fat clown in DC
They aren't seeing the recovery they keep hearing about? Maybe don't should go and throw free rolls of paper towels at them like he did to the American citizens in Puerto Rico after the hurricane? I hear their lights still haven't been turned on.
Yoma you left out the part where the Puerto Rican government ran it to the Ground Puerto Rican government which 99% Puerto Rican
@@kevinmccaffrey2214 They brought the hurricane on themselves ... maybe with voodoo? Isn't that more of a Jamaican thing?
Adaptability to change is highly underrated as a measuring stick of general intelligence.
Yawn.
Why is it always and US v. THEM [group] war-type thing..?
You bore me to sleep
@Karen Reed Why do you see the universe in such black/white terms, curiously..?
rush much?
;)
@Karen Reed Aren't We, The People, not Men (as in Mankind)..?
Jerry Mander
Because the elite consistently act against the interest of everyone (including them) by destroying the planet to maximize short term profit. They excoriate the virtue of paying less and less taxes when in reality they likely pay little taxes in the first place with offshore accounts, while the everyman foots the majority of the bill to infrastructure and public resources the elite also use.
In this case, it’s literally us vs them. Unless you’re a fat cat of the 1%, I don’t see why it’s your concern in the first place.
@@jerrymander4112 .......Because vacuous dolts too gutless to stand for what's right , and too pathetic to admit their wrong see grey ; you for example.
That's a sad story yet a heartwarming, in the townspeople strength to persevere.
Same type situation in Detroit, Michigan. When auto industry left, community financial devastation and poverty set in. So sad for both communities.
Instead of complaint about what the federal government isn’t doing to help. What are the State Governments doing. That is what the issue is.
A whole town gets screwed over by rich 1% businessmen? Let's elect a rich 1% businessman to help us!
That's the funny part
You idiots, that town was screwed way before Trump was elected. By the time Trump's term is over that town will be better than ever. But you won't know from watching CNN.
Anthony S How will the policies of Trump improve that town? What is the stratagem, w/details?
TheSmartman14 no let's elect a niga that never had a real job
LOL!! i see what you did there.
I hope they understand how well this has worked out for them. Here in Ohio and in those towns affected by General Motor's closures. Of course AFTER all of the generous tax breaks!
You mean the tax breaks that will make their way back to the rich within 15 years? :laughingcryingemoji:
They're too stupid to understand. They still believe Obama is the reason they're gullible losers.
Trump brought companies back to Ohio you damn Democrats. He ended the horrible NAFTA trade deal.
I used to be proud to be proud to be a rural American. If this means I have back Trump, I say I have further use for rural America!!!!
If you want me to summarize who yang is, just replied brother. :)
Being rural doesnt mean you have to be a trump supporter any more than living in a city makes you a flaming liberal
here's what i don't get: wilmington ohio is 20 miles from dayton, 50 miles from columbus. easy commutes. lots of jobs. lots of good high-pay government jobs. why move? why even care if one industry leaves town? these people gave up too quickly
Wilmington OH is a little over 50 miles from Cincinnati, where there are plenty of jobs. That is a lengthy commute, but not an impossible one. If people in Wilmington were struggling after the departure of DHL, they could have sought jobs in the metro Cincy area and still lived in their quaint town.
When I was hurting for a job in my field in 2006, I secured a position that paid $55,000, but was 57 miles away. I sucked it up and did it. My quality of life went down, but I didn;t have to deplete my savings accounts nor did i have to move my family.
I live in Los Angeles and drive 68 miles each way to work...which is over 2hrs each way. 4+ hrs a day commute, and I do it gladly as I own a great home in the outskirts of LA. You do what you have to do people....not that big a deal. And my commute in LA is very typical!
Christopher McBurney Subscribe to some good podcasts!
Christopher McBurney I agree with you Brother, I hope the Best for you and your family, I Will be Praying, AND Keeping my powder dry, GO WITH GOD
fishbone3333 Jesus Christ what is the matter with you
Just because ita possible to do, doesnt mean its realistically gonna happen. People dont want nor should they make such large commutes. U even admitted u had to sacrifice a bit of ur quality of life. Can we honestly expect people to behave in ways we know they are not?
do the people in that town know that Trimp is waging are personal war against amazon?
GiarkReleos
Even if they do know, you don't expect them to acknowledge how much they fucked up..
@Alexander Amazon is only a behemoth in e-commerce. In retail as a whole, Amazon is just 4% of US total. That does not make a monopoly. Walmart does more harm to small towns mom and pop stores than Amazon does. But it just goes to show people's priorities these days. People will order cornflakes from Amazon because it is 50c cheaper and drive past their local stores. And then complain that Amazon is a monopoly.
@Alexander it's called capitalism
Senator Sanders is taking on Amazon, Walmart & other corporations while politicians like Trump sit on their hands as these corporations plunder America.
Good on you michael...way to stand up to adversity! You are the model of American backbone, can do.....
This Mike guy, talking about rural America? Reminds me a little, of my older cousin, Rick. Rick loves America, isn;t doing so well, health-wise. Doctors are still hopeful, Rick'll someday recover🙂.
But Trump made 2,000,000 jobs but not in your town wow oh saw that coming
Damn. I need one of those bandanas nest time I'm in the bronx
My heart goes out to you Wilmington! Stay STRONG... Si se puede!
How sad that these vulnerable citizens were manipulated by The Don. I hope that Amazon brings life back to this town! Very cool that Michael was able to start a successful business!
Every person is vulnerable to these politicians whether it was Obama, trump or Biden and Kamala Harris haha. They all give false hope to people and only worry about the east and west coast of America where people have every opportunity in the world unlike people who live in states like those or more rural poor states and cities.
@@pattycarljackson This is a very important conversation. I am first generation US born, of West Indian parents, and I have lived on the east coast, from NY to FL for my entire life, so I cannot relate to the issues of rural USA. Please forgive this question if it is ignorant, inconsiderate or insensitive, but if there is no opportunity in rural America, why not relocate?
@@dfindlay6203 no it isn’t ignorant at all, I used to say that all of the time, why not relocate. I’ve watched many videos about rural American and a lot of these places people have lived here for generations and it is their home and a lot of them are farmers and farm corn or cotton and these town can’t just die off. The corn and cotton grown here is being used or eaten by all of us on the coasts but we seldom realize that and don’t often care. This isn’t toward you but I have always felt that people on the coasts are more ignorant and uneducated then those they call ignorant and uneducated from rural America and know about the land and how to fend for themselves and make the most from what they have rather then having it always handed.
@@pattycarljackson I will agree that most of us on the coasts are uneducated concerning land, and growing food, which is definitely a needed skill. While we may have more "technical" skills, and "street smarts", (IMO) citizens in rural areas are more likely to survive if everything shut down. If our grocery stores closed, most of us would starve. With such a diverse and wide-spread population in this country, how do you propose the federal government meet ALL of our needs? Just as important, how much responsibility do the elected leaders in our local governments have in our day-to-day living situations? IMO, I feel that we place too much on the shoulders of the federal government, and not enough on the local government. The comparison between the lives of rural and urban citizens is a great example. Our challenges are vastly different, so how can the federal government possibly address the concerns of each and every town in the USA?
All I keep hearing is remember the good old days Trump says he is going to bring back the good times . When was that I'm 54 and I don't know when that was I hear stores from my grandparents time and how they struggled to keep a roof over there heads and food on the table . I saw how hard my parents had it my father working 12 hr shifts and weekends and they were never able to save anything my father worked up until his death he never got a chances to enjoy retirement . Me and my wife trying to save but never able between college for are kids our an illness comes up house repair and car trouble . I really thought it was going to get better as we got older its getting worse . Mr Trump please tell me when were the good old times You keep telling people your going to bring back .
Trump will not help you
The only person Trump is ever going to help is himself . He would throw his own kids under the bus if it helped his cause . He had this fantasy that he is going to go down in history as one of the greatest Presidents . He even said he thinks one day he will be on Mount Rushmore . What does that tell the world about his ego .
Ronald Frable, by "good old days", Trump means segregation, except this time it's Muslims and Latinos.
I'm also 54 and have been working since I was a teenager, yes every year is harder. I feel like the last twenty years has been the hardest.
Ronald Frable basically 'the good old days' was when the rich had it easy and could get away with a lot more than they can now, that's what trump wants to bring back and he's doing well at getting it with the new tax plan.
I'm curious to hear what they have to say now.
I've moved all over the country for work. Join the club. I get it that you don't want to move but at some point you have to eat. To think politicians on either side give a f about you is deceiving ones self. And with automation that has been evolving since the 70's those jobs are becoming less and less. Not only here but even in other countries where labor is cheap. The goal of the top percent earners is to have all the money and for us to have none or gravel and do their bidding. Plain and simple. And they pit us Americans against each other based on our emotional response to the bs that is coming out of their mouths. Goodluck guys.
You all should do a follow up to this video, to see where they are at.
Be careful of what you wish for because you may get it. 🤔💢
"MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN".
"obviously eating well" lol
Atleast he didn't lie about that haha
Actually, obesity is not a sign of "eating well". It's usually a sign of eating high calorie, low nutrient, cheap food. Only the wealthy can afford to eat healthy food regularly.
Greylin91 yes he said he eats well.. Your point is?
Aaron........Or grow , catch , forage , hunt your own........
Maybe eating a bit too well. He's making his house payments but if health problems start to develop due to a less-than-healthy diet, then means health care costs start to accumulate. Doctor visits, specialist consultations, procedures, medication, etc. All of that can put a big dent into one's earnings, claw away at resources. And then those house payments are a struggle to keep up with. When you're only a little bit ahead or just treading water, it doesn't take much misfortune to push you very far behind.....
I'm OBVIOUSLY eating well. Love the sense of humor on this down on his luck fella.
Oh My Lord I Used to Live There
Update: unemployment the lowest in the history of the universe.
@KC Woolsey Keep thinking that, snowflake.
@ Keep thinking that Sparky.
@@jerrellstrawn6409 You don't have to think about it twinkle toes, it's a fact.
How's the kool-aid and paper towels working out for you?
@ Ever since Barack Sotero stopped defiling the White House; excellent. MAGA!
@ray foskett Trump2020. Maybe Trump2024.
This same thing has happened in Australia.
Trump is the president there? Man!
No it is similar policies and corporate greed that are giving Australia the same problems as here in the US. It is happening to all wealthy developed countries.
People just don’t seem to get it’s not coming back more companies are leaving 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️. Oh they did take their tax cuts and the incentives. Research it!
I see current economics and Trump administration policies aren't really your forte....
AMAZON NEEDS TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE SUCKS
Why would someone keep their last name as Swindler ?? Ever ??
2:40 😁
Sounds just like where I live but it was paper mills leaving our state, and no other industry to replace it. It’s really sad.
tell trump missy you put him there dumbo
Burnell Brownie your psychic powers must be off...I did not vote Trump so no I did not put him there...... so tell me who's the dumbo now???? Shouldn't assume things about people you don't know,
maybe if you guys had more partys to vote on in stead of red or blue you wouldnt have this problem, btw red = blue
It’s the rebel flag bandanna for me
Point is no matter where u live it could happen to u me anyone
Just so you know, Amazon treats its employees like sh**. Still, you gotta do what you gotta do. Sir, maybe you can put your knives on TH-cam. I admit I know nothing about how that's done. I'd like to see what you're making though. Good luck.
Slaytheday1 Echo it's a job. not a summer camp
Yeah cos then you can stab each other as well as shoot to kill , moron .
i second this, put them out there, etsy is free and four years ago helped me start a small candle buissness that blew up. You have the drive and talent- show us your knives mister, it's not summer camp but there is a market for beautiful, hand crafts like that. btw, that's a hard craft my grandfather did and i love it's still being practised. I would love to share your work if you are still at it.
+Evil Bastard Thats why they call them "COVER-UPS"! Bravo! I'm done.
+Dewayne Coleman -- Ok, what'd I miss?!
This is weird...
Do these men actually think that Trump will make things better?
...beyond tragicomic
Tragic that trump-haters will never acknowledge the accomplishments Trump has made in only 2 years, what took Obama 8 years to f---k up
What did democrats do? They are so concerned with LA and NY and positions of the far left they don't care about anything else. In fact, democrats are trying to eliminate any power they might have in voting as well by going to a popular vote. So again, what have/will democrats do? What is their position for the 2020 elections?
He already has...nutjobs like you just refuse to pay attention to your bigger paychecks.
These are the people AOC is encouraging the Democratic Party to serve..
It doesn’t matter if one is black white or brown.
Struggle is pain and as a Puerto Rican yes these are my brothers and sisters as well in the struggle..
BlackWhiteBrown We are all brothers and sisters!! 🙏🏽❤️💯
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Please do a follow-up interview with this man. I'd like to hear his take on Amazon, and the election, and the riot at the Capital.
Disillusioned. I’m not from Ohio, but I am from a Rural town in Eastern Utah.
That’s the only word for it. Disillusionment. Donald Trump was supposed to be our hero, our savior. He was neither of those things. He said he was different. This was a lie. He was the same dishonest, degenerate republicans we’ve had for 30 years. We fought for him, and believe me we fought tooth and nail. We gave it all we had. But at the end of the day, it was all in vain. All to help Trump get his name in a history book. Making America great again was a bridge too far.
It is clear. No one is coming to save us. We are on our own.
When did it become POTUS's job to make sure every town has a business or is doing well? Isn't this the responsibility of the locality? I understand that person's in government want to say that they will make this great again but everyone knows it is not the President's job. Each town and city must manage their resources and make it beneficial for their members.
I appreciated the person's honesty and realistic view of their town. He is not seen very often.
But...but... I thought Trump HATES Amazon?!
“Obviously eating well”
Man I love that guy
So how is Wilmington doing these days?
"endeavor to persevere"
Awesome...outlaw josey wales
"Believe me!" That's a fool's errand, Donnie.
oh really is it, record low unemployment specifically in minority communities, record high GDP, industrial jobs returning to the US, finally cracking down on China in trade, tax cuts and double the standard deduction for the middle class. give me a fucking break America is in a great spot right now, enjoy it while it lasts.
Nope.
That's Mr. President to you.....
Face it-- It's over. The town will never be the same! You voted for Trump, This is just the beginning
Hey.. As long as he can make those house payments
so did Trump deliver? Ironic the only major employer who came is Amazon. And you know how trump loves amazon
xev1435 Of course he didn't deliver mao.
Trump can't save every scrappy hellhole in America....you what you do when your town dries up..MOVE......THE economy is booming here in the South.....I guess we did win .....
Trump can't force a business to move in. What he did do is cut the corporate tax rate so yes he did lend a hand but it's up to the city government to bring in the businesses. If the town totally fails it's not Trumps fault at this point. The building blocks are now there for the city government to start bringing in the businesses.
corporate tax rate cut alone doesn't simulate business. It is also access yo markets, which Trump is shutting down due to his ill informed "trade war" It is access to workers, skilled young ones which he doesn't want due to his war on migration. It is access to loans whose interest rates are going up due to uncertainty he has created, and it is also access to customers, which is is destroying by waging war against the middle class, skyrocketing health care costs, housing costs, and fuel prices, removing disposable income. So your answer is poor and reflective to the stupidity plaguing our nation
"MOVE" is a very easy recommendation but not everyone has the resources to effect a move to where more jobs are. Some people may be shackled to their area due to caring for aging parents, lack of money, no friends or relatives to help them out, etc. And moving is a big risk for a lot of people. After the terrible recession that the nation went through, I guess that many people don't have a lot of stomach for taking risks after getting burned when the economy tanked....
It is Apr 2019, I would like to hear how they are doing now.
sdwputnam, CA. : Got back less then half the amount from my 2018 tax return then 2017. Brother got butt raped hard ! How did Trump's new taxs cut affect you ?
@@davidmedina4549 might want to look into actual tax liability rather than how much you overpaid in withholding. But then, what do facts matter?
Idea google them, you do have computer try using that,
@sdwputnam The town is still recovering, but things are certainly looking up steadily. Housing values have started to rise in the area and many projects have been put into place to improve roads and gas lines. Amazon has finally begun a first round of hiring though many people have taken to commuting to Cincinnati and Dayton areas for work. The downtown area has come alive again with new shops and social events and even the Kroger in town got a face lift to include a new Starbucks. I think that the most important change is that people here actually believe that recovery is possible, and that belief alone has been a catalyst for progress and increased value within the community. I'm a 30 year old army veteran who was born and raised here, and while I have been all over the world, I can honestly say that I am proud of my small town and I am grateful to see it coming back to life.
They all died when their jobs didn't come back. SAD!
I wish you luck stand together stand strong help is on the way
Merci pour la comprehension oral.