Finally a good article about Beaumont/Port Arthur

[PhatMack19]

http://www.12newsnow.com/story/29234080/beaumont-named-one-of-the-best-us-cities-to-provide-a-living-wage

[PhatMack19]

Good article = 0 comments

Bad article = 8 pages worth

 

and we wonder why the media reports they way they do.  

[tvc184]

It is true that this area is great for providing a living.... assuming that you can pass a drug screen or are not a high school dropout that didn't even have enough drive to go back and correct the mistake by getting a GED. 

There are so many union, chemical plant and construction jobs that we have thousands of people here working from out of this area and many (or most) from out of state. It is almost amazing that we have to "import" thousands of workers when we have double digit unemployment. 

So good place to earn a living? You bet. The reputation of the area though is pretty much justified when comparing the unemployment rate and the fact that workers cannot be found in the same area and have to be brought in from out of state. 

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

It is true that this area is great for providing a living.... assuming that you can pass a drug screen or are not a high school dropout that didn't even have enough drive to go back and correct the mistake by getting a GED. 

There are so many union, chemical plant and construction jobs that we have thousands of people here working from out of this area and many (or most) from out of state. It is almost amazing that we have to "import" thousands of workers when we have double digit unemployment. 

So good place to earn a living? You bet. The reputation of the area though is pretty much justified when comparing the unemployment rate and the fact that workers cannot be found in the same area and have to be brought in from out of state. 

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