For those of you not in the Greater Philadelphia Area, you might not be clued into Sunoco’s plan to sell or close their refinery facility in Marcus Hook, PA. Energy policy discussions aside, over 600 workers could lose their jobs. The local newspaper, the Delco Times, had a rather callous editorial on the subject.
Gil Spencer's editorial
Below is the copy of the letter I emailed to the Delco Times today.
I'd love to hear what you all think about my letter or the topic itself, but please realize that my data isn't cited because the newspaper does not publish citations along with letters.
For those of you scoring at home, I used the data from the New York Times budget game for my projections on tax revenue.
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