1/2 mile from my childhood home.  My sister and mother live less than 2 miles from there.

They recently opened up a Sallie Mae call center in the industrial park across the street.  They hailed it is a huge boon for the city, but the truth is that while the starting wage for employees (remember many of these are college graduates) is $8/hour in Muncie, Sallie Mae pays its employees in the same job in Indianapolis 50 miles away half again ($12/hour) as much. And they still got a tax break to build the place.    

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

It's like this in so many parts of the US.  No jobs or opportunity anymore.

But, but, the Dow just broke the 13,000 mark!

Proof positive that Sarko's "Anglo-Saxon" model really works!