Nov 22 2008
Detroit - The Dumping Ground of Deserted Dreams
A hundred years from now, truth be told, the history books will point to corrupt, greedy CEOs AND greedy, corrupt unions for the fall of the mighty three. Demands by the unions for any semblance of job security - which is frankly a nonexistent and ridiculous request for something that has not been realized in the capitalist society - ever, have finally driven (sorry for that pun) the stake into heart of Detroit
So now they sing the Motor City Blues in an off-key cacophony. The saddest thing is, millions of people will be personally affected by this downfall. Almost all manufacturing companies make something that has some relationship to the auto industry. When Detroit goes down, it will take big chunks of the eastern seaboard with it, as well as bits of the south and pieces of the west.
All that being said, I feel for the families. I feel for the laid off workers who will be out there looking for jobs that no longer exist. There is nothing quite so glum as facing the holidays broke and jobless, with no prospects.
Watching CNN the other day, they talked about how people in the Detroit area are abandoning dead bodies at the morgue and the funeral homes because they can’t afford to bury their dead. And this is all before the collapse has even occurred. I pray for those people. They need all the help they can get.
