Well, Grand Rapids once again made the news, but not in a good way. A new report from the Brookings Institution on poverty in the U.S. claims that Grand Rapids growth in poverty between 2000-2008 was the greatest. In 2008 the Grand Rapids poverty rate hit 24.7%!
No wonder people are moving out of Michigan in groves since they are probably looking for jobs all over not caring where they go, as long as they can get a job. Of course a few girls I have talked to said they would rather look at a Sacramento job search where it’s warmer than looking at some place in North Dakota.
Thankfully for now Paul seems to be ok at his job, but there is a rumor that they will be laying off over 100 guys pretty soon, so who knows how much longer he will be safe. All I know is I hope he’s safe until the job market turns around and then he can find a bigger and better job.
