ruveyn wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I don't think many people want to live in Michigan these days. I'd put the blame for the collapse of industry there on the shoulders of the business owners who deserted the people who made them great.
And I think we both know it's quite impossible to move to another state when you're earning crap.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer
Not true. People with only the clothes on the backs went from Oklahoma (dust bowl country) to California during the Great Depression. Anyone who wants to move will find a way.
And don't blame the automakers. The Japanese had more to do with the demise of Michigan than American capitalists.
ruveyn
I have to ask if a mass migration like the Oakies and Arkies had done would be possible today.
And while I do agree that the Japanese had been guilty of unfair business practices, it can't be denied that the auto makers in this country were cutting corners and making an inferior product in order to save money. The result was the guys who built the cars ended up paying for the greed of their employers.
-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer