Comments on: Ground Zero For The American Nightmare: Unemployment Is Now At 45 Percent In Detroit

By: machine

machine — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:53:08 +0000

These pixs are from old run down factorys from the 60s lol.The companys who left those builds went to better new buildings lmfao.Leave it to the media to cause a fake interptition lol.This article could have caused a few people maybe more not to invest money or time into Detroit.Every little bit helps but the media has to survive also because it’s a company too lol.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:00:31 +0000

The world has become a small place. In order to do well, we must compete with the rest of the world. If we want to keep our jobs, we have to produce our products and services better, cheaper and faster than every one else. If you think that government tariffs or regulations are going to protect us from the rest of the world, you are dreaming.

At the same time, if you think that companies like to be imposed with one tax after another, or burdened by this or that regulation at the whim of a nonchalant public figure who is concerned with her own reelection, you need only to look at Detroit to see what happens when you are too hostile to industry.

The United States prospered when the government had not been the great nanny that it is now. When the government did not meddle in our lives, we did much better.

By: Johannes S.

Johannes S. — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:50:29 +0000

A great city have been destroyed by proxy. Blame the
idiots, the politicians and so forth. That criminal cabal
and vandals.

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:30:14 +0000

Like Anthony said: the midwest has its ups and downs like any place. No need to bash Detroit.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 10 May 2011 18:53:11 +0000

DETROIT IS WONDERFUL! Ground zero my ass….I hate these out of town articles. Sure Detroit has unemployment, crime, and a homeless problem. However, Detroit is filled with blue collar, hard working, Americans of every ethnicity. It’s truly a melting pot that begun with the industrial revolution. We have a beautiful downtown area filled with sports arenas, championship teams, world class restaurants, Eminem & Kid Rock, MOTOWN and the birth place of TECHNO, and of chores we have the BIG THREE. We have people and family’s who have nothing, but still donate their time and what little money they have to make a difference in OUR CITY. I AM DETROIT AND I’M PROUD TO CALL THIS CITY HOME! GOD BLESS DETROIT!

By: Ralf

Ralf — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:34:38 +0000

As long as there is still enough tax money to be spent on munitions and bombs in Afghanistan, Irak, Libya and wherever, it can’t be that bad.

By: Colin Hall

Colin Hall — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:50:12 +0000

With so many million adults in the UK reliant upon benefits to live, I would question the legality of any government judging the validity of any un-ememployed persons ability to work upon health grounds. My logic is based upon the individuals right to mass peaceful protest and the fact that any government might see participating in this activity may signal that an incapacity benefit claimant would be able to work if they are able to protest.

By signaling that an individual may lose their financial support if they actively campaign against the same organisation that controls their livelyhood, the government is using scare tactics to control the behaviour of a group of people who have reason to protest more than other groups in the UK.

By: wolf

wolf — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:29:56 +0000

I’m from Europe, but I have seen Detroit and it is really sad.
But I have also seen a bit US and I have experienced the attitude of the lovely american which I really love. But this scares me.
We in Europe lose also a lot of jobs to Asia or somewhere else. But the answer can only be: EDUCATION.
We want by cheap – European as well as American. But we want get paid expensive!
How does that fit?
Only if we can do things what others cannot do. Let the chinese produce cheap. OK.. we safe money.
But we develope and make products the world has never seen before.
But this needs EDUCATION.
And here is US in a big disadvantage compared to Europe.
This is our challenge for this century.
My opinion.

Wolf

By: seobro

seobro — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:01:07 +0000

Obama’s solution is to pass HELLth care. That way we can saddle american industry with costs even more. I imagine he will raise taxes soon.

By: David Jeremiah

David Jeremiah — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:30:54 +0000

Speed has a limit depending on the Vehicle. Acceleration has a limit depending on the Factors. So has exponential Borrowing a limit depending on the Empire. Borrowing 1 Trillion a year for 20 years on a 20 year budget deficit in sight and no new ideas except wage war – we are heading towards another economic crisis sooner than later, I say ! http://www.buyerbeaware.blogspot.com

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An Economic Black Hole | Caffeinated Thoughts — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:14:52 +0000

[...] #5) Some areas of the U.S. are already virtually in a state of depression. The mayor of Detroit estimates that the real unemployment rate in his city is now somewhere around 50 percent. [...]

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[...] at this point. The mayor of Detroit recently said that the real unemployment rate in his city is somewhere up around 50 percent. When things get that bad, the party out of power starts to look better and [...]

By: Kevin Cullis

Kevin Cullis — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:52:27 +0000

This chart bears this out:

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-manufacturing-capacity-growth-2009-12?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Clusterstock%20Chart%20of%20the%20Day%2C%20Friday%2C%2012%2F18%2F09

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