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To: tejek who wrote (536550)	12/14/2009 10:14:56 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576392

BS, Tim. Detroit AND the big three have been in a downward slop since the 1980s. Detroit's fortunes have been directly tied to the auto industry since Ford built the Model T. The auto industry needed cheap labor so it recruited blacks from the South who settled in Detroit proper. White flight left the city with only the poorest residents in the metro area. The city has become a graveyard of burnt houses and businesses, and people. A crime has been committed in Detroit and the perp is capitalism. What a crock.

To: tejek who wrote (536550)	12/15/2009 10:37:33 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 1576392

"The city has become a graveyard of burnt houses and businesses, and people. The source of Mo-Town music. Your cup is mostly empty pal.

To: tejek who wrote (536550)	12/22/2009 3:47:26 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576392

Detroit's fortunes have been directly tied to the auto industry since Ford built the Model T. Yes, because the auto business was already heavily there, while the state and local governments (and also the unions) created a poor climate for attracting new business. Not that even the best climate, would have kept Detroit from experiencing somewhat hard times. When your main industry is collapsing, it takes time for something new to take up the slack, but things are far worse because of the policies, and the frequent incompetence, of the governments. A crime has been committed in Detroit and the perp is capitalism. Utter nonsense, without capitalism, Detroit (and the rest of the world) would be in a much worse position than it is now (if it existed at all).