Detroit Motor City
- averagejoe
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Detroit Motor City
Is this the future of American cities? Michigan has the highest unemployment in the U.S. Around 14%.
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091007 ... deral-help
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091007 ... deral-help
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
I doubt very much that it is the future of American cities as a whole, but certain cities - like Detroit - are a problem, as are certain states, ie California. The ones that are hit are hit so hard!
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Re: Detroit Motor City
averagejoe wrote:Is this the future of American cities? Michigan has the highest unemployment in the U.S. Around 14%.
Hey, just like Okanagan.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
It's not like this is new news for Detroit, they have been in the toilet longer than I can remember. Literally ever since the Japanese cars started taking over big portions of the North American car markets... Jeez... like in the 70's I think? Sometime during the oil crisis... I also seem to remember that Chrysler, Ford and G.M. shut down many old plants and moved the work to either new plants, and mostly out of the Country. Detroit has been pretty much sucking since then... Not new news, just history... Kind of right up there with reporting on a tornado in Kansas, or a flood in New Orleans.
Michael Moore is from Flint Michigan, he mentions the economic situation in Detroit often.
Michael Moore is from Flint Michigan, he mentions the economic situation in Detroit often.
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Yes Jo, California is being hit hard. I found this re: Hotels in the Golden State.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-h ... 4154.story
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-h ... 4154.story
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
Interesting article, although not surprising. I was in Anaheim two weeks ago and all of the hotels were less than half full.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
I wish this was like the great depression.... this one we wont come out of happy....there are too many people and too much natural resources being used
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Re: Detroit Motor City
No coment, but here are a few houses for sale in Detroit.
http://www.fdic.gov/buying/owned/bargain/index.html
http://www.fdic.gov/buying/owned/bargain/index.html
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Re: Detroit Motor City
Hey Steelrules! Want to go partnership and buy up some properties in Detroit city?
steelrules wrote:No coment, but here are a few houses for sale in Detroit.
http://www.fdic.gov/buying/owned/bargain/index.html
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
It's called diversify your economy (don't put your eggs in one basket). I sure hope somebody circulated that memo at City Hall.
Actually caught the Mayor of Detroit on NPR a few months back, they are trying to do that in a big way right now. Probably too little too late, that place is gonna shrink.
Actually caught the Mayor of Detroit on NPR a few months back, they are trying to do that in a big way right now. Probably too little too late, that place is gonna shrink.
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Re: Detroit Motor City
No, no partnership I dont see things getting better there any time soon, mostly I posted the link because there is a lot of other info on the FDIC site.
averagejoe wrote:Hey Steelrules! Want to go partnership and buy up some properties in Detroit city?steelrules wrote:No coment, but here are a few houses for sale in Detroit.
http://www.fdic.gov/buying/owned/bargain/index.html
"A nation of sheep begets a government of wolves"
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Now a proud member of the NRA & Canadian Sport Shooting Association.
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Edward R Murrow
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Sic Semper Tyrannis
- averagejoe
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Re: Detroit Motor City
I was just joking! LOL
steelrules wrote:No, no partnership I dont see things getting better there any time soon, mostly I posted the link because there is a lot of other info on the FDIC site.averagejoe wrote:Hey Steelrules! Want to go partnership and buy up some properties in Detroit city?steelrules wrote:No coment, but here are a few houses for sale in Detroit.
http://www.fdic.gov/buying/owned/bargain/index.html
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.
Thor Heyerdahl Says: “Our lack of knowledge about our own past is appalling.