How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
One lesson Nucky learned well from the Commodore was that the poor have votes just as well as the rich, and if you took care of the poor, you could count on their votes. (5.53)
If you can give Nucky any credit, it's that he's always sure to help out the poor and working class residents of Atlantic City. True, he does it for some less than savory reasons, but that shouldn't matter too much in the long run. If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then the road to heaven might be equally contradictory.
Quote #8
When jobs grew scarce, Blacks discovered they had competition from White workers. Hotel employment was no longer exclusively "Negro work." (8.10)
At first, black residents of Atlantic City are forced into hotel employment simply because no white people want do the job. Now that Atlantic City is in dire straits, however, white folk are eager to take back the jobs they never wanted in the first place. Once again, black Americans are left by the wayside.
Quote #9
The social welfare programs instituted by Roosevelt's New Deal […] multiplied until Atlantic City's downtrodden no longer had to go to the precinct captain every time they had a problem. (8.33)
The rise of the welfare system transforms the way Atlantic City functions. Before, lower class residents depended on the whims of local politicians for financial and material support. Now, however, the federal government has taken over the job. You can debate whether or not this is a positive change, but the fact remains that it transforms the fabric of Atlantic City society.