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shifting to the service industry in its latter half. Essentially,
the dangers of coal mining and started regulating it. The
the workers of the Rust Belt had a lot of technical skills,
strict regulations had a positive effect on the environment.
but nowhere to use them. What is more, they attained these
The steel industry did not just close down, either. Steel
skills believing that it would feed them for a lifetime. This
manufacturersontheothersideoftheworldwereexcelling
was because these people had faith in the government that
and making better products thanks to the competitive push.
led them, and the government kept promising them the
In a way, the consumers and new steel workers elsewhere
American Dream?the government had no choice but to, as
benefitedgreatly.Theproblemwasthattheoldworkerswere
well, because the Rust Belt constitutes a significant portion
left behind in the dark, without enough netting for them to
oftheAmericanpopulationandelectoralcollegedelegates.
catchtheirfall.
Allentown today is not in complete decay, as opposed
to what the song might suggest. Since the 1980s, it has
transitioned from a manufacture- to a service-based
economy. There was, in fact, a drop in Allentown’s
Everychildhadaprettygoodshot
population in the 80s, but this was quickly overturned by
Togetatleastasfarastheiroldmangot
steady growth in the 90s and 00s. This goes to show that
Butsomethinghappenedonthewaytothatplace
peopledoslowlyadapttochange.Thequestionis,however,
TheythrewanAmericanflaginourface
howmuchandhowquickisthischange?
Well,I’mlivinghereinAllentown
The old plants became repurposed sites for tourism in
Andit’shardtokeepagoodmandown
ButIwon’tbegettinguptoday
some cases, fueling the economy. Some became apartment
Hey,hey,hey,oh,oh
complexes and shopping malls, while others are still vacant
Andit’sgettingveryhardtostay
under private ownership. This happened over the course of
Andwe’relivinghereinAllentown
notjustafewmonths,butafewyears.The2020Coronavirus
situation shows how much economic impact just a few
monthsofstagnationcanbring.Afewyearsofstagnationis
absolutelydevastating.
The people who were laid off had to search for new jobs
BridgeandOutro:Downandunabletoget
as well, if they were not lucky enough to receive a pension.
up
Moreover, most of the companies that left Allentown were
“TheythrewanAmericanflaginourface.”Thepoliticians
leaving because they had no money to give to the workers.
andinstitutionswhokeptenticingtheworkingclasswiththe
This was not an easy situation. A 1993 study by Jacobson
promisesofadreamlifecoulddosoonlywhenthepromise
et al. revealed that after mass layoffs like the ones that
waskept.OnthewaytotheAmericanDream,thepeopleof
happened in the Rust Belt, the long-term earning losses for
Allentown who represent Middle America, were carelessly
anaverageworkerisabouthalfoftheiroriginalearnings.
tossedtoandfrobythepoliticsandtrendsofthenationand
world. All they wanted was to live a good life, but right in
Commons/Rachel518
frontoftheireyes,thepromisedlandwasdeconstructedand
madeanimpossibility.Thisprobablycausedsufferingonso
manylevelsfromfinancialhardshipstoeventhedrivetolive
ahardlife.
ⓒwikimedia
Theyweregoodpeoplemakinganhonestliving,andwhen
they were kicked down, perhaps they were so caught off
guardthattheyjustcouldnotimmediatelygetbackup.
Adaptationtochange
It must first be said that change is not a bad thing. The
coal industry’s decline in Pennsylvania did not happen just
▲TheCigarFactoryArtistStudiosisarepurposedcigarcigarfactory
to spite the workers. In the 80s and 90s, the world realized
whichhousesgalleries,shops,andartiststudios.
42
www.theargus.org
shifting to the service industry in its latter half. Essentially,
the dangers of coal mining and started regulating it. The
the workers of the Rust Belt had a lot of technical skills,
strict regulations had a positive effect on the environment.
but nowhere to use them. What is more, they attained these
The steel industry did not just close down, either. Steel
skills believing that it would feed them for a lifetime. This
manufacturersontheothersideoftheworldwereexcelling
was because these people had faith in the government that
and making better products thanks to the competitive push.
led them, and the government kept promising them the
In a way, the consumers and new steel workers elsewhere
American Dream?the government had no choice but to, as
benefitedgreatly.Theproblemwasthattheoldworkerswere
well, because the Rust Belt constitutes a significant portion
left behind in the dark, without enough netting for them to
oftheAmericanpopulationandelectoralcollegedelegates.
catchtheirfall.
Allentown today is not in complete decay, as opposed
to what the song might suggest. Since the 1980s, it has
transitioned from a manufacture- to a service-based
economy. There was, in fact, a drop in Allentown’s
Everychildhadaprettygoodshot
population in the 80s, but this was quickly overturned by
Togetatleastasfarastheiroldmangot
steady growth in the 90s and 00s. This goes to show that
Butsomethinghappenedonthewaytothatplace
peopledoslowlyadapttochange.Thequestionis,however,
TheythrewanAmericanflaginourface
howmuchandhowquickisthischange?
Well,I’mlivinghereinAllentown
The old plants became repurposed sites for tourism in
Andit’shardtokeepagoodmandown
ButIwon’tbegettinguptoday
some cases, fueling the economy. Some became apartment
Hey,hey,hey,oh,oh
complexes and shopping malls, while others are still vacant
Andit’sgettingveryhardtostay
under private ownership. This happened over the course of
Andwe’relivinghereinAllentown
notjustafewmonths,butafewyears.The2020Coronavirus
situation shows how much economic impact just a few
monthsofstagnationcanbring.Afewyearsofstagnationis
absolutelydevastating.
The people who were laid off had to search for new jobs
BridgeandOutro:Downandunabletoget
as well, if they were not lucky enough to receive a pension.
up
Moreover, most of the companies that left Allentown were
“TheythrewanAmericanflaginourface.”Thepoliticians
leaving because they had no money to give to the workers.
andinstitutionswhokeptenticingtheworkingclasswiththe
This was not an easy situation. A 1993 study by Jacobson
promisesofadreamlifecoulddosoonlywhenthepromise
et al. revealed that after mass layoffs like the ones that
waskept.OnthewaytotheAmericanDream,thepeopleof
happened in the Rust Belt, the long-term earning losses for
Allentown who represent Middle America, were carelessly
anaverageworkerisabouthalfoftheiroriginalearnings.
tossedtoandfrobythepoliticsandtrendsofthenationand
world. All they wanted was to live a good life, but right in
Commons/Rachel518
frontoftheireyes,thepromisedlandwasdeconstructedand
madeanimpossibility.Thisprobablycausedsufferingonso
manylevelsfromfinancialhardshipstoeventhedrivetolive
ahardlife.
ⓒwikimedia
Theyweregoodpeoplemakinganhonestliving,andwhen
they were kicked down, perhaps they were so caught off
guardthattheyjustcouldnotimmediatelygetbackup.
Adaptationtochange
It must first be said that change is not a bad thing. The
coal industry’s decline in Pennsylvania did not happen just
▲TheCigarFactoryArtistStudiosisarepurposedcigarcigarfactory
to spite the workers. In the 80s and 90s, the world realized
whichhousesgalleries,shops,andartiststudios.
42
www.theargus.org
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