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Old 01-18-2013, 06:49 PM   #172
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Originally Posted by BigV View Post
unemployment in some of those boom towns is as low as 0.1%. A tenth of a percent.
A boom is followed by a massive bust. Once wells are installed, contractors move on. Towanda PA is already seeing that boom start to crash.

A problem is that many 'boom town' citizens forget. A resulting crash will follow as the wells pump out natural gases with little need for humans.
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