Negative Things About My City
By worldwise1
@worldwise1 (14885)
United States
August 8, 2008 1:05pm CST
I posted a discussion awhile back regarding my city's negative rating in terms of the high crime rate. It seems that we have once again scored highly in a negative light: America's Top Ten Dying Cities. It is no surprise to those who live in areas that once were highly productive due mostly to the manufacture of automobiles, that with most of the production having been moved out of the United States it would cause a glaring hole in the economy. This has all caused me to wonder why the people who saw this coming did not do more to create jobs for the soon-to-be unemployed workers. I have seen some of these people standing in line to get food and I can't help but wonder why they didn't prepare better since they could surely see the handwriting on the wall. What is your opinion about this? Do you agree that the workers should have done more to prepare themselves for this eventuality?
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
8 Aug 08
I guess people do not believe it will happen to them when the layoffs come. My husband's dad, many many years ago, had a chance to leave the upper peninsula of Michigan, and did so, because he could see the end of the mining business coming up.Others did not see it coming, or think it would affect them. Many books recommend that we have a way out, extra training, save some money, stock up on food. It is hard to have those extra resources. One guarantee is that the unexpected will happen.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
11 Aug 08
I agree, GG, that nobody expects to be jobless or homeless from one day to the next, but it is as you say, the only guarantee is that the unexpected will happen. I understand that many people are struggling to make ends meet, but you wouldn't realize it when you see how the rich and famous are living it up. They claim to care about the plight of the poor but I don't believe they really do.
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@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
11 Aug 08
They need to try it for themselves. Some people, after such an experience, become more compassionate. Others just get a tighter grip on their own things and ignore the plight of many.
@weemam (13372)
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8 Aug 08
Sometimes they don't get the chance to prepare themselves pal ,Here in Scotland there are hardly any factory's left , people are told they will be out of a job in a week or so and that's it , It think it is terrible , New houses are built , young couples buy them , then in a few weeks or months they are up for sale because they no longer have a job and can't pay their mortgage :( xx
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
11 Aug 08
These same situations are existing here in America, weemam, but I do believe the problem would not be nearly so great if people would learn to live more simply. That by no means places the blame for the loss of jobs on the population however.
