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My father, after getting a law degree, was thrilled to have a job in the Depression as a manager of the National Shirt Shops, a chain of men's clothing stores located in many cities. His hard work allowed him to achieve success, and the president of the company valued his hard work and loaned him money to buy a house. When the president of the company died, the corporation was sold, and in a few years the company and all the loyal employees were gone. That was 45 years ago. When my father retired, his favorite comments were that the South no longer manufactured textiles and basketball players were making obscene amounts of money.