Flint, Michigan


A strong culture is one that has dependency upon itself along with
outside resources. The economy is hard if nearly impossible to predict, and
this puts severe strain on a community that is dependent on one employer.
Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Flint are examples of these types of communities.
When a manufacturing process or company pulls out of a city, many problems arise.
Flint is a city which has had a significant portion of an industry leave. GM
used to be the heart of Flint, until the decision to downsize was made. This
caused approximately 40 thousand of the 80 thousand GM employees to loose their
jobs. Recently there was a debate pitting two sides of an issue. The question
consisted of the decline of General Motors in Flint. Is it a catastrophe or
does it provide an opportunity for the community. Members of the panel included
Bill Donahue (pro-opportunity), Larry Thompson (pro-opportunity), Dorothy
Reynolds (catastrophe supporter) and Ruben......

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Title: Flint, Michigan
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