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19. Some will disagree but the riots didn't help any. When a city burns it

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 11:46 PM

Mar 2016

definitely takes away resources. It isn't the only thing but it and a combination of other factors did Detroit in.

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Michigan was once the manufacturing center of this nation. [View all] kentuck Mar 2016 OP

Detroit built the Middle Class. Octafish Mar 2016 #1

Michigan, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania - the whole rust belt Retrograde Mar 2016 #2

Part of that was bungling by car company management Warpy Mar 2016 #3

'THE GM SYSTEM IS LIKE A BLANKET OF FOG' (FORTUNE Magazine) Downwinder Mar 2016 #7

Thanks! That's great Warpy Mar 2016 #12

Agreed, Detroit was largely responsible for its own demise frazzled Mar 2016 #13

The auto companies always outsourced parts manaufacturing 1939 Mar 2016 #4

Ford had an assembly plant in Dallas. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #6

Not to mention Union Busting and relocating to the Southern states. Jim Beard Mar 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #8

Michigan and the automakers were slow to adapt. Kaleva Mar 2016 #11

Being a child of Detroit ... kwassa Mar 2016 #14

Michigan like much of "The Old Foundry" states depended on heavy industry HereSince1628 Mar 2016 #15

The good old days... blockhead Mar 2016 #16

After NAFTA, US automobile industry employment increased 20% bhikkhu Mar 2016 #17

Some will disagree but the riots didn't help any. When a city burns it Jim Beard Mar 2016 #19

Ross Perot? oberliner Mar 2016 #20

Bad management. moondust Mar 2016 #21