Go drive around Macomb, Wayne, Oakland and Monroe Counties. So much capacity sitting there idle. 100k jobs worth. Maybe more. Probably more. And people wonder why Detroit is a decaying mess. In 1960 Detroit was the 3rd largest city in the country with nearly 3 million people. Now there are 700k people. Take a drive through the Packard plant. What a sight that must have been in its heyday. A city unto itself.
I live 10 minutes from there and that plant had to have been a site to see in its heyday. I still believe it can all be corrected and brought back. It needs to be for the long term health of our country.
The wife and I like to drive through it when we hit the Farmers Market in the summer. And a trip down East Grand Boulevard too to see all the mansions. People who slam Detroit without ever spending time here piss me off. This was one of the worlds great cities and it was pretty much intentionally sacrificed on the altar of globalism and cultural marxism.
We do the exact same thing. Detroit has incredible history and is a great example of what happens when you sacrifice your country and its people to globalism. My Grandma and Grandpa both grew up in the city and worked in auto parts manufacturing plants, all of which are gone now.
yes, it did, but decades later, realize the new manufacturing will include robots "working" the line, so, get trained in engineering and robotics, tis the future.
Go drive around Macomb, Wayne, Oakland and Monroe Counties. So much capacity sitting there idle. 100k jobs worth. Maybe more. Probably more. And people wonder why Detroit is a decaying mess. In 1960 Detroit was the 3rd largest city in the country with nearly 3 million people. Now there are 700k people. Take a drive through the Packard plant. What a sight that must have been in its heyday. A city unto itself.
I live 10 minutes from there and that plant had to have been a site to see in its heyday. I still believe it can all be corrected and brought back. It needs to be for the long term health of our country.
The wife and I like to drive through it when we hit the Farmers Market in the summer. And a trip down East Grand Boulevard too to see all the mansions. People who slam Detroit without ever spending time here piss me off. This was one of the worlds great cities and it was pretty much intentionally sacrificed on the altar of globalism and cultural marxism.
We do the exact same thing. Detroit has incredible history and is a great example of what happens when you sacrifice your country and its people to globalism. My Grandma and Grandpa both grew up in the city and worked in auto parts manufacturing plants, all of which are gone now.
yes, it did, but decades later, realize the new manufacturing will include robots "working" the line, so, get trained in engineering and robotics, tis the future.
Of course it will. Workers will absolutely need to upskill to learn how to work in the new environment.
The union helped shut down this plant just as much as globalization.
$35/hr back in 2008 was a shit ton of money. They should have been making $18/hr back then and that's good money for a factory job.
You say that like factory jobs shouldn't pay as well as easier work...
Don't worry, Sean Fain (UAW Head) made sure these unuon workers got paid EVEN MORE than that after inflation.
But then again, lets just increase vehicle prices to cover the excessive salaries...that will work greatly with no adverse effects at all!