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1、ThedeathandlifeofAsheboro,N.CThisweekbeforetheelectionthereisalotofarguingabouttheslowestrecoveryAmericahaseverseen.WewenttoNorthCarolina,astatethatwentforthepresidentlasttimebutisswingingtowardMittRomneynow.Andwefoundthestoryoftheeconomyinthedeathandlife
2、ofAsheboro.Asheborogrewuponmanufacturing,itsfactoriesfilledwithgenerationsoffamilieswhobuilttheirtownnearPurgatoryMountain.Butin2008,AsheborowasnamedoneofAmerica'sfastestdyingtowns.Thefolkstherewerenevergoingtoquit,buttheyarestillstruggling.Whyarewestucks
3、omewherebetweenrecessionandrecovery?NoonebettertoaskthanthosewholivearoundPurgatory.InRandolphCounty,there'snoescapingthesecondelectionsincethegreatrecession.Nonstop,theTVpromisesabetterdayorwarnsofaworseone.Folksaroundherehaveseenalotofboth.Thosedaysstar
4、twiththesignaturesoundofAsheboroattheAcme-McCrarytextilecompany.ItopenedtheyearthatsomeofitsworkershelpedputaRepublicanintheWhiteHouse,WilliamHowardTaft.Itwas1909.Onehundredandthreeyearslater,BillReddingrunstheplace.ScottPelley:Atitspeakhowmanyemployeesdi
5、dyouhave?BillRedding:About2,000.ScottPelley:Andtoday?BillRedding:Sixhundred.Toseewhyit'ssohardtostitchtogetherarecovery,lookattheladieshosierybusiness.It'sbeentorntoshredsbycheapimports.Reddinghaskeptthemillgoingtwoways.One,agreatidea.Hetookachanceonanewp
6、roduct:Spanxshapewarewhichbecameasensation.Andtwo,hemoved600jobstoHonduras.ScottPelley:Theworkerswhoareless-skilledinHondurasworkingforyou,howmuchlessaretheymakingthanthepeoplewhoworkonthisfloor?BillRedding:Considerable.ScottPelley:Fiftypercent?BillReddin
7、g:Iprobablydon'twannaanswerthat.ScottPelley:Okay.Butit'saconsiderabledifference?BillRedding:Oh,yeah.ScottPelley:Andit'swhatkeepsyourbusinessinbusiness?BillRedding:That'strue.ScottPelley:Whatwould'vehappenedifyou'dduginyourheelsandsaid,"No,I'mkeeping1,200j
8、obsinthisplantinRandolphCounty?"BillRedding:Ithinkwewouldprobablynotexist.Youdon'thavetolookfartoseewhathemeans.Thismill,inthenearbytownofRamseur,waswipedout,witheveryjobgone,athousandofthem.Wecouldn'thelpbutnoticet
