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Twilight Town

June 6, 2007 – 11:52 am

Anderson in Indiana is a reminder of the golden age of America’s automobile industry. General Motors once employed 24,000 people here in 20 plants. Now it’s the generous pensions of its former workers that are keeping the town going. A report from a bygone age.

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Città in panne

September 30, 2006 – 11:07 am

Anderson nell’Indiana fino al 1999 ha vissuto grazie alla General Motors. Oggi è abitata soprattutto da anziani ex dipendenti. Ma la crisi dell’industria rischia di trasformarla in un villaggio fantasma.

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«Sind wir Rentner weg, wird das eine Geisterstadt»

July 6, 2006 – 10:08 am

Renten in Milliardenhöhe für die Ex-Mitarbeiter befördern General Motors an den Rand des Bankrotts. Städte voller rüstiger Pensionäre hängen am Rententropf von GM – wie das einst boomende Anderson.

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