I recently watched a Michael Moore movie about Flint, Michigan called Roger and Me. I talked about how devastating a GM plant closing was on the Flint community. The movie was ok, albeit quite biased for a documentary. Most of it involved the evictions, unemployment, and poverty caused by the closings. Michael apparent thought that he could solve these problems by getting the chairman of GM to come see the situation. Of course he didn't succeed. The city of Flint also tried opening entertainment centers in the hope of attracting tourists and creating new jobs for the impoverished. The centers went bankrupt in months.
Now, I want to ask you, if you were the mayor/leader of an area that has suffered a catastrophe like that of Flint Michigan. (any event that results in deaths, damages, umemployment, etc like a hurricane or business closing), what would you do to fix the situation? Who would be responisble for taking care of the damage costs and the poor? The rich? The middle class?
2007-08-12
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smartmonkey3
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