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Actually Detroit's problem is four fold.
1. Reagan allowing the Japs to product dump.
2. The big three building CRAP for a number of years.
3. The slaughter of the middle class by Republicans through disproportionate income.
4. Old people not wanting to vote school bonds because their kids were already grown.
The UAW, when they forced the US auto industry into paying wages and benefits that were not in line with the skills required for the jobs, they destroyed the competitiveness of the US car industry. When they negotiated "no-layoff" contracts they took away the work ethic of the workers. Combine that with a greedy 'don"t give a shit' management, bribes to democrat politiicians and the result is a dead corrupt city.
Democrats, unions, liberals, and minority rule = Detroit
German and Japanese autoworkers make a good wage with benefits. Their autocompanies invested in engineering and preferred long term investment to short term profits.
The Capitalists in Detroit paid multimillion dollar salaries to CEOs who gutted the manufacturing infrastructure but kept the dividends high
It was the Capitalists chasing short term profits that gutted Detroit and then abandoned it when they soaked the last dollar out of it
German and Jap cars have $2000 less of labor cost per vehicle. They dont make anywhere near what American auto workers make, on an adjusted basis. Try selling something with a $2k price disadvantage in a competitive market. But they can't help that as they are stuck with UAW contracts.
Deytoit's problem wasnt auto makers. It was Democrats. Black liberal Democrats. They suck. They destroy everything they touch.
Actually Detroit's problem is four fold.
1. Reagan allowing the Japs to product dump.
2. The big three building CRAP for a number of years.
3. The slaughter of the middle class by Republicans through disproportionate income.
4. Old people not wanting to vote school bonds because their kids were already grown.
That's the dumbest post you've made yet.
There is a vibrant auto industry in the US. It just isnt in Detroit.
Detroit was mismanaged by blacks for years, and received generous federal funds for years. The feds wouldn't prosecute corruption because it was a black Dem city.
You look at Pittsburg and you see what happens when responsible leadership runs a city.
Here is the thing: responsible leadership does not necessarily mean Republican leadership. It just means good leadership. As in the case of most American cities, Pittsburgh has not seen a Republican mayor since before the Great Depression. I'm not sure they have even had a single Republican city councilman.
Detroit is a laboratory for liberalism.
If by liberalism you mean the European kind, such as the Party in England that is in a coalition with the Torys...then you've got a bit of a point.
but in America liberalism and conservatism, "Republicans" and "Democrats" are just names for the pens they put the sheep into.
Corruption by our political and business "leaders" is the problem.
Detroit is a laboratory for liberalism.
If by liberalism you mean the European kind, such as the Party in England that is in a coalition with the Torys...then you've got a bit of a point.
but in America liberalism and conservatism, "Republicans" and "Democrats" are just names for the pens they put the sheep into.
Corruption by our political and business "leaders" is the problem.
Ignorance is, and always has been, the problem. Ignorance has allowed the politicians to set up a criminal enterprise, and ignorance allows them to keep it working. I am not speaking only of a dumbed down population, but a population that is willing to accept corruption, if a few crumbs fall their way. The politicians are adept at ensuring just enough is spread out to keep the sheep pacified. Meanwhile they keep the public distracted with issues that don't mean a tinker's damn in the long run.
Capitalists used up Detroit and left when they were done
Actually Detroit's problem is four fold.
1. Reagan allowing the Japs to product dump.
2. The big three building CRAP for a number of years.
3. The slaughter of the middle class by Republicans through disproportionate income.
4. Old people not wanting to vote school bonds because their kids were already grown.
Actually Detroit's problem is four fold.
1. Reagan allowing the Japs to product dump.
2. The big three building CRAP for a number of years.
3. The slaughter of the middle class by Republicans through disproportionate income.
4. Old people not wanting to vote school bonds because their kids were already grown.
You're forgetting the criminals that Detroit residents keep electing.
Actually Detroit's problem is four fold.
1. Reagan allowing the Japs to product dump.
Actually Detroit's problem is four fold.
1. Reagan allowing the Japs to product dump.
2. The big three building CRAP for a number of years.
3. The slaughter of the middle class by Republicans through disproportionate income.
4. Old people not wanting to vote school bonds because their kids were already grown.
That's the dumbest post you've made yet.
There is a vibrant auto industry in the US. It just isnt in Detroit.
Detroit was mismanaged by blacks for years, and received generous federal funds for years. The feds wouldn't prosecute corruption because it was a black Dem city.
You look at Pittsburg and you see what happens when responsible leadership runs a city.
Guy, two of the three major US Automakers required government bailouts, and one of them was acquired by the Italians.
And frankly, Pittsburgh isn't that much better off than Detroit. Neither is Cleveland, which was run by Republicans for years, and is largely a burned out husk of a city.
Now, I do take issue with OnePercerters characterization that the "Japs" were allowed to dump by Reagan. In fact, it was quite the oppossite. Reagan realized the Japanese companies were "Dumping" (i.e. selling products in the US at a discount to put American manufacturers under) and he put a stop to it. Which is why so many Japanese Car Makers opened factories in the US, using retired Big THree workers as labor.
Of course, what really gave the Japanese and German carmakers a boost was that they were developing fuel efficient cars while Detroit kept cranking out the same gas guzzlers. Which ended up really sucking when gasoline shot up.
Democraps and unions sucked it dry.
Well lets look at the culprits
Unions stood up for the workforce insisting on good wages, health benefits and a chance to someday retire. Detroit autoworkers did not retire as millionaires
The capitalists looked out for short term profits, designed crappy cars that nobody wanted to buy, refused to invest in modern facilities and then abandoned the city for greener pastures
Who is the villian here?
The UAW, when they forced the US auto industry into paying wages and benefits that were not in line with the skills required for the jobs, they destroyed the competitiveness of the US car industry. When they negotiated "no-layoff" contracts they took away the work ethic of the workers. Combine that with a greedy 'don"t give a shit' management, bribes to democrat politiicians and the result is a dead corrupt city.
Democrats, unions, liberals, and minority rule = Detroit
Competitiveness of the US Car industry? Detroit cars were not overpriced. They were poorly designed and out of date. They substituted big engines and bling for good engineering. The capitalists raped the US car industry chasing short term profits
The city thrived when they had workers making good wages where they could afford a decent life and even afford the cars they were building. Look at Henry Ford
If that's true why are workers at places like Toyota doing well even though they don't make union wages? of course they're employed so that probably helps. but they don't have the BS "work rules" that strangled GM. And please note it took decades for the unions to kill Detroit.....we're just enjoying the final moments as it were.
The unions did not design the cars. They did not decide where the profits went. They were not the ones who decided not to invest in modern technology. They were not the ones who decided to grossly overpay executives
All unions did was look out for workers who wanted good wages, health benefits and a chace to retire