Detriot

[likwid]

Detroit has been on a downhill slide since before you were filling diapers.

[Raider Ronnie]

Wrong.
It's been close to 50 years since I 1st was in diapers.

Originally Posted by likwid

Detroit has been on a downhill slide since before you were filling diapers.

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[likwid]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Wrong.
It's been close to 50 years since I 1st was in diapers.
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And its been on a downhill slide for 60 years.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by likwid

And its been on a downhill slide for 60 years.

Bull#^&#^&#^&#^& it has. !
The auto industry alone through the 70s & into the 80s was booming there, so much so the big 3 gave away the farm to the unions which is one of the biggest reasons they are hurting now.
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[likwid]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Bull#^&#^&#^&#^& it has. !
The auto industry alone through the 70s & into the 80s was booming there, so much so the big 3 gave away the farm to the unions which is one of the biggest reasons they are hurting now.
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The auto industry itself was booming, the city of Detroit was a craphole then.

GM Factory #1 was never in Detroit for example.
It was in Flint Michigan. An hour NW of Detroit.

Also Buicks first plant was in Flint.

Practically nothing was in Detroit except offices, giant pretty logos and suits.

[FishermanTim]

Kind of explains why the show "Hardcore Pawn" is never short of "characters" when they all seem to be one welfare check away from ultimate rock bottom.

What could be done to rejuvenate this city?
Exactly how much of a bailout should they be asking for?
How much of the bailout funds will end up in people's pockets (not the citizens, but the political leeches)?
Is it worth saving, or should we just let it fade into oblivion?

I would say save it if the people are willing to work to bring it back, and willing to cut out ALL wasteful spending (that means starting from the top and cutting off EVERYONE that doesn't deserve a paycheck (or a kickback as it may apply)!

Of course we could do the same starting here in our own backyards too!!!

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Bull#^&#^&#^&#^& it has. !
The auto industry alone through the 70s & into the 80s was booming there, so much so the big 3 gave away the farm to the unions which is one of the biggest reasons they are hurting now.
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During the 70's the cars were crap and in the 80's the Japanese were kicking our butts in automotive manufacturing......wasn't GM on the verge of bankruptcy in the early 80's?
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[FishermanTim]

If the city totally craps out, they could always advertise as a "sanctuary city" for (illegal) immigrants, (accused) terrorists and (criminal) political exiles?

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

During the 70's the cars were crap and in the 80's the Japanese were kicking our butts in automotive manufacturing......wasn't GM on the verge of bankruptcy in the early 80's?
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All through the 1970s & 80 yes yes American cars were becoming more & more of pieces of crap, I know as I grew up in a repair garage starting in the late 1960s and have been fixing them for about 40 years, but they were still selling in big numbers.
I know my grandfather's & father's generations would never own a foreign (more specific a Jap) car from living & serving through ww2.
Also, the 1970s, foreign (more specific Jap) cars were junk.
All through the 1980s our shop was filled with American cars with the occasional foreign car.
Through the 1990s a bit less American ( although Ford has always stayed strong) & more foreign, and more & more the foreign cars are much eaisier to work on, more specific Jap cars.
Now 2013, I couldn't tell you the last time I fixed a GM or Chrysler/Dodge and we still fix our share of Fords.
GM & Chrysler are DONE in this country and have no one but themselves (and their UAW) to blame !
Kia & Hyundai kick their ass in sales & quality !!!

[Sea Dangles]

I miss the K car