Terry E. Johnson, Philadelphia Tribune
- It is not that Lester Williams notices every statistical change that occurs in world’s largest economy. But the ripple effects caused by those changes are what turn into frightening financial tsunamis for Williams and his family.
He’s watched wave after wave of economic bad news wash over and undermine his family’s stability.
When the nation’s manufacturing base dried up, Williams lost his job at a steel plant in Conshohocken. The next job he found paid $15-an-hour less than his previous gig.
But the real measure of hope for Williams is his son’s life. An only child and high school graduate like Williams, the only jobs the 28-year-old has found since graduating from high school generally pay less than half of what Williams made at the same age.
