Originally Posted by
smeckert
"Detroit is a waste land " , Vertical G. I take offense to that !
Have you ever been to metro Detroit ? Should Colorado be judged by what we see on the news ?
I make lug nuts in a union shop in metro Detroit , we ship to China , Korea , Vietnam , Africa , pretty much every where a car is made in the world . That does say something that they choose to buy from America !
Normally i respect what you say ( whether i agree or not ) but not with your statement about Detroit .
China is catching up on metallurgy every day , but labor cost are also catching up . The chase for cheap labor will abandon them and move on to the next country . My money is on Africa as that's where the electrical supplies are going .
Why would you take offense to the truth? Detroit
is a wasteland that will never recover no matter how many cornball documentaries they make trying to force the city to succeed with the "power of positive thinking". Despite the fact that you work there, apparently you've never taken a simple drive around the city. Block after block after block of bombed out, burned out, abandoned structures. What would be prime real estate in any other major city in America is worthless in Detroit. Where else can you find entire city blocks for sale on Craigslist for $5,000?
A simple look at the economic facts, figures, and trends regarding the city is enough to convince even the most ardent skeptics that there will never be a recovery. It's a s*** creek that started in the late 60s, has never been abated, and has now turned into a torrential flooding river of corruption and crime. It will never change because the population continues to elect people who are nothing less than criminals in fancy suits. Detroit deserves the miserable existence that it has. I hate that my tax dollars continue to prop up this cesspool.