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Old Posted Dec 11, 2008, 5:12 PM
Millstone Millstone is offline
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Originally Posted by LikeHamilton View Post
Forget the dreaming! Why would you want it shut down? 1200 people would lose there high paying jobs. At an average of 4 persons per house hold that would be 4800 people directly effected. US Steel Canada would have no reason to keep an office in Hamilton. Another couple of 100 jobs lost. The trucking jobs, the dock and shipping jobs and the hundreds of jobs of support and suppliers would be lost. For want? A couple of condos or wind mills? It is better off as a viable steel mill.
Let's be fair, it would be more than a "couple" of condos; this is prime waterfront we're talking about.
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