While some people are certainly seeing economic benefits, many others are unemployed, underemployed, without health insurance and struggling to make ends meet. Jerry Costello
Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her just to move about the home, every other day would be spent struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window.
One of the reasons is the slowdown in demand for Chinese goods from major markets such as the US, the eurozone and Japan. All are struggling with their own sluggish recoveries from the global economic crisis.