Detroit, once the Model city now a grave yard.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

Nagishkaw , please do not modify my words, if you disagree please write your own.

yes, misleading...

The unions have been in Detroit the 1830's, granted not much power behind them but there none the less. It was only in the 1930's, because of the Depression, that they gained their power.

Your political folks had limited times in office to master their corruption techniques but it was from the unions they learned them at the start.

Granted, the politicos were part of the problem too.

After the unions gained a monopoly at the bargaining table, history clearly demonstrates how union monopolists have hindered the creation of new jobs with costly operating procedures and wasteful work rules, especially during times of financial hardship. Meanwhile, union bosses use their monopoly bargaining and other special forced-dues privileges to fill their political coffers while proliferating Big Government-mandated regulations on job providers and higher taxes on employers and employees alike.

-P

[Nagishkaw 510]

Nagishkaw , please do not modify my words, if you disagree please write your own.

[Ban Hammer 13,658]

Nagishkaw , please do not modify my words, if you disagree please write your own.

fixxored

Edited December 29, 2009 by charles!

[Nagishkaw 510]

[Jasman0717 9]

Wasn't it Robocop that was protecting Detroit?

[Nagishkaw 510]

Since when is Detroit protected??

[Jasman0717 9]

Since when is Detroit protected??

Robocop was science fiction but very believable

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I remember being in Detroit as a kid in the early 1960's. My dad's best friend lived there. He lived in a large, beautifully manicured home in a lush, upper class neighborhood. That was always my fabulous vision of Detroit, and, although it's been decades since I've been back, it breaks my heart to see what's happened to it.

As far as Baltimore goes, as a former Maryland resident with two kids living in Columbia and working in Baltimore, that city's decline hits home and concerns me greatly. It, too, is a great city going bad, but one thing that both Detroit and Baltimore have in common (along with DC) is long-term, corrupt, liberal Democrat rule. That should tell us something.

Edited December 30, 2009 by Sofiyya

[Dan J 277]

The best lesson from detriot, don't put all your eggs in one basket with an industry that has been slow to change to a changing industry. Is Detroit known for anything other than the auto industry?

[Danno 1,228]

Nagishkaw , please do not modify my words, if you disagree please write your own.

yes, misleading...

The unions have been in Detroit the 1830's, granted not much power behind them but there none the less. It was only in the 1930's, because of the Depression, that they gained their power.

Your political folks had limited times in office to master their corruption techniques but it was from the unions they learned them at the start.

Granted, the politicos were part of the problem too.

After the unions gained a monopoly at the bargaining table, history clearly demonstrates how union monopolists have hindered the creation of new jobs with costly operating procedures and wasteful work rules, especially during times of financial hardship. Meanwhile, union bosses use their monopoly bargaining and other special forced-dues privileges to fill their political coffers while proliferating Big Government-mandated regulations on job providers and higher taxes on employers and employees alike.

-P

I think George Will said it best when he remarked : GM has become a company which provides retirement, Early retirements healthcare, dental, ....... they incidentally make cars.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Don't Be Hatin' on My Detroit! In just a few short years, you will be wishing you bought up real estate here NOW. This area will soon become gentrified and a hub of social activity for the movers and shakers of North America. Pffft!

[Nagishkaw 510]

Is Detroit known for anything other than the auto industry?

Yes. The Red Wings, Pistons, and Tigers........... plus a lousy football team.

[slim 1,533]

The guy in the video made a great point, "Soon, all of America can be just like this!"

Is this the change folks were hoping for?

[natty bumppo 297]

Yes. The Red Wings, Pistons, and Tigers........... plus a lousy football team.

airport sux too ....

[Danno 1,228]

The guy in the video made a great point, "Soon, all of America can be just like this!"

Is this the change folks were hoping for?

We certainly aren't hoping for this kind of change but I think this will be a -repeat performance around the country as the tax base abandons certain regions.