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June 2008
Detroit was once the symbol of America's industrial power; the birthplace of Ford, the assembly line and the home of GM. But now it feels more like a ghost town littered with abandoned buildings.

In 1913 Detroit was booming but when the Great Depression hit, this abruptly ended. Between 2006 and 2008 four of GM's plants in Michigan closed, and more than 15,000 are homeless in the city. "There's no work in Michigan... all you see is vacant houses" explains one homeless resident. As industries move to areas with cheaper labour, former assembly line workers and buildings are left useless.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: June 9, 2008 at 8:25 am
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 00:18:23
Rating: 4.72
Views: 40095

Tags: Detroit America's industry "ghost city" abandoned houses homeless cheap labour car factories Journeyman Pictures

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MrAkA22 (January 7, 2009 at 12:11 am)

america a new third world country

Skeptic121 (December 27, 2008 at 6:47 pm)

I have never been to Detroit but I can guess which city functions still work perfectly.
#1. Tax enforcement
#2. Union enforcement
#3. Code enforcement
#4. Victim disarmament (aka law enforcement)

godozo (December 26, 2008 at 12:56 pm)

The sad thing is that thousands of Americans are cheering the decline of Detroit and are actually mourning the fact that the Automobile Industry in the USA had been subsidized for a few months as they try to save themselves. I've dealt with some of these people themselves, there's many more who agree with them but don't state it out loud.

And we wonder why Canada and Europe are cleaning our clocks (never mind Vietnam or Iraq).

TzarNicolasII (December 26, 2008 at 12:10 pm)

Thats a Lie Americans are too Arrogent and Pompuos. Americans dont think because the Corerate media jamms shit into there heads brainwashing them.

TzarNicolasII (December 26, 2008 at 11:54 am)

Please stop Arguing with each other, My friends we need to stick together and bring down the Corperate greed in Europe and MOSTLY America. This is what they want. You two to be not united so you wont get together and over throw them. Trust me there will be Revolution in America soon. Please be united.

experimentsingeekdom (December 25, 2008 at 6:03 pm)

The problem is not with Americans not working hard, but with their govt. in collusion with financiers STEALING from them.

BigPreme74 (December 26, 2008 at 12:59 pm)

@ TzarNicolasII

Great post but unless shit gets sooooo bad that everyone is living like shit will things change. It will take people reaching 99% dissatisfaction before things change. With that though, you have to hope the change is a positive one and not a perverted back lash that could lead us straight to hell.

experimentsingeekdom (December 25, 2008 at 5:59 pm)

Sorry, what has been going on the US past few decades is not capitalism at all...its more akin to corporatism or fascism. Capitalism died long ago.

experimentsingeekdom (December 25, 2008 at 5:54 pm)

The commentator says things are not so bad because there "the homeless have food delivered by humanitarian organizations"...what the f..??? And I'm confused - is this Iraq or USA?

ngeorge62 (December 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm)

to the bank ceo's what the fuck gives you the right to party with the money the goverment gave.you. id love to meet any of you old coots face to face . none of your body gaurds around

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