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Working harder for less money

In North Carolina at least (and I suspect in many other states), this so-called economic recovery has come slowly...

posted on: Jul 31, 2012 | author: leslie boyd

So did Mitt Romney really ‘crea...

Mitt Romney says he should be president because he and his company Bain Capital created 100,000 jobs at Staples and “created jobs” at other companies that Bain took over. So … did Mitt Romney really “create jobs” at Staples? Or did he and Bain really just follow the Wal-Mart model, using the advantages that come with having large, national chains, putting a number of local, smaller businesses out of business, while shifting a lot of people into lower-paying jobs? Understanding the difference is important because Romney says he will help the country “create jobs” the way he helped “create jobs” at Staples.