He got a job as a union steel worker at A.O. smith. And that specific plant, that specific manufacturing operation helped create an entire black middle class in Milwaukee. And When those jobs were shipped overseas because [A.O. Smith] executives felt they could make more money, it left an entire void. entire void. And that void that was left created hopelessness, despair, abject poverty, which resulted in crime, which also resulted in a decline in educational outcomes for students. (28:30–28:40)
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Asserts that the outsourcing of jobs by A.O. Smith executives created economic voids and social issues.
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