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Originally Posted by cab2g
liberals cause population decline? It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the Big 3 started having major competition starting in the 70's and they lost until recently. Factories closed, suppliers' factories closed, people lost jobs and moved elsewhere to find work. Those that stayed had to deal with rising crime rates, due to poverty and lack of city services due to lack of tax base.
The population loss in the 50's and 60's was most likely due to the suburban sprawl, not a loss of jobs, however.
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Look at cities like Cleveland, Buffalo and Chicago you'll see similar urban sprawl at the time. Since the 60s the big three have lost most of the US market share to foreign competitors. This coupled with the fact the Big Three was slow to down size staffing, benefits, pensions and pay led to the government bail outs of recent history. The state of Michigan and the city of Detroit did nothing to stem the side by trying to expand businesses outside the automotive sector and they are both paying the price. When I was growing up we were all told that we could work for the Big Three pressing buttons all day and get paid well just doing that until retirement. The problem with Detroit and Michigan is that a lot of people still carry that expectation and they are the people filing for unemployment.