too broke to bury their dead

[Kevin]

I'm not sure the 'all the eggs in one basket' problem is the real problem here. At the heart of the issue was a conspiracy between the unions, the companies and the state resultant from a fear of all three of saying 'no' to any of the other two which resulted in an industry which was unhealthy.

If the Big 3 had actually decided to compete with foreign automakers, if the Unions hadn't sucked their companies dry and if the state hadn't been complicit in all of that, Detroit would have probably still been a decent place to be.

This was just groupthink on a massive scale.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I'm not sure the 'all the eggs in one basket' problem is the real problem here. At the heart of the issue was a conspiracy between the unions, the companies and the state resultant from a fear of all three of saying 'no' to any of the other two which resulted in an industry which was unhealthy.

If the Big 3 had actually decided to compete with foreign automakers, if the Unions hadn't sucked their companies dry and if the state hadn't been complicit in all of that, Detroit would have probably still been a decent place to be.

This was just groupthink on a massive scale.

Okay, so how do you make it preventable?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Okay, so how do you make it preventable?

Get the state to realize that ultimately, for it to succeed, businesses and wealth producing engines which produce something have to succeed. The state shouldn't get involved in propping up the various entities which hinder business, they should support business (of course at the same time, making sure business isn't out there actively hurting people or the environment).

In short, if everyone had voted Republican, Michigan wouldn't be in this mess.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Get the state to realize that ultimately, for it to succeed, businesses and wealth producing engines which produce something have to succeed. The state shouldn't get involved in propping up the various entities which hinder business, they should support business (of course at the same time, making sure business isn't out there actively hurting people or the environment).

In short, if everyone had voted Republican, Michigan wouldn't be in this mess.

Is this a joke?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Kevin

Get the state to realize that ultimately, for it to succeed, businesses and wealth producing engines which produce something have to succeed. The state shouldn't get involved in propping up the various entities which hinder business, they should support business (of course at the same time, making sure business isn't out there actively hurting people or the environment).

In short, if everyone had voted Republican, Michigan wouldn't be in this mess.

You do realize that we had a Republican governor for 12 years, right? From 1990-2002, when the auto industry began to lose market share? And that 7 of our 15 Congressmen are Republicans? We are considered a swing state for a reason.