What is the real reason Detroit can't make it in the United States?

Question

Detroit: 139 Sq miles. 850,000 People in the year 2007.... Year 1950: Over 2 million people. Why have over a million people left the city? Detroit has no Super Markets (Big Chains) No movie houses. No Amusments Parks, No city parks with equpiment to play/work with. Schools are run down. No tax base. ( Well, Very little Tax base) So why is Detroit like that in this United states?

Answer 1

Fifty years ago Detroit was on its way to being the front-runner in every contest to have the most murders and greatest amount of violence of any city.

Motor City had the highest-paying jobs and a solid market for sales, but another problem was rapidly gaining strength and as it grew and acted publicly, companies had to make radical adjustments to stay in business, but their planning for improvements lagged due to costs and inertia, at top and bottom.

Market share was lost to foreign companies and production curtailed, making operating and production expenses effectively higher, yet the cost problem continued to grow, unabated.

Personal living expenses were fairly high, because many people had high-paying jobs and could afford them, but this led to increased difficulties for the poor. The continuing escalation of costs affected everyone in a negative way, ..

Eventually automation took over the jobs of many employees, which led to other actions and less production, which meant further losses and greater expenses to businesses. The unstoppable trend finally pushed businesses to the point where they could no longer exist in that environment and they either moved away or closed entirely.

Violence continued, which worried a great many people, and it became different, as poverty spread, affecting more people, more often.

Tourism, a monetary boon for any city, and a supporter of many jobs, plummeted due to fears of violence.

The main items produced, automobiles and trucks, saw competition increase dramatically, as the public found imported products were superior in quality, and sold for less.

Operating costs for manufacturers continued to escalate, even as their market share decreased and prices had to be raised, making their products less affordable.

As companies cut back production, or closed, jobs disappeared, so money became scarce, and the high costs of land that landlords had taken on, with the expectation of realizing high rents, became unsupportable as people no longer had high incomes. When landlords could not make the mortgage payments, they were forced to sell property at losses. Many lost their entire investments and became bankrupt.

There were fewer and fewer tenants available, and no real expectation of covering expenses, so new owners had no interest in the properties and the buildings became vacant, then derelict.

With a decreasing population and growing poverty levels, people spent less and less, so small businesses could not afford their own expenses, and they closed, a great many due to bankruptcy.


With growing unemployment, and continuing personal expenses, many people could no longer afford to live there, so they sold what they could or packed it up and departed, accelerating the decline of the city.

Businesses that had suffered and moved or closed never re-opened or returned, so the downward movement continued to today's level.


In comparing this to world affairs it may be seen that, with Islamic radicals, those at the highest levels remain safe and prosperous forever while their followers see gains for a time, but ultimately pay the ultimate price demanded by their safe and prosperous leaders.

An example of this is in today's news, showing the principle leader/cleric in a Pakistani mosque in Pakistan that has been under siege after too much violence, was caught trying to escape after he saw the inevitable collapse of his efforts, and the probable destruction of all those around him.
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With over 1000 followers and subordinates remaining inside the mosque after his departure, one presumes he told them to continue supporting the cause, with their death being almost certain if they did so, while he disguised himself in women's clothes in order to obtain his personal safety.

Extending this comparison, it may be seen that those who led their great many followers to what became the downturn and fall of Detroit had little difficulty in maintaining their personal prosperous lives through the entire cycle, and then continued doing so afterwards.

Answer 2

Hey well you can do those demographics about any city...all cities across america (well most) are seeing a decline in population because people are moving out the suburbs...and yes Detroit does have super markets...we have kroger and meijer and target and all that...we just dont have ralph's or stater bros because those are west coast chains...new york doesnt have them either along with the rest of the east coast...so detroit is not diff in that area...we do have lots of movie theaters...lol are you from detroit? LOL are you talking about downtown detroit or the whole detroit metro area? We have a huge airport and many movie theaters and malls and everything else any city in america would have. Well about the amusement parks...alot of american cities dont have their own amusement park...what's your point really? Only a few cities have amusement parks in them. Yes we do have city parks...lol where are you getting your info from? The reason some of the elementary/high schools are run down (mainly just the ones in downtown detroit) is because the government is pumping money into other cities and not giving detroit what it needs...dont blame the city for that. There are alot of newly renovated highschools in metro detroit. Your argument can be said about alot of cities and not just detroit...but really it's the same situation as new orleans...new orleans has a large population of black people and so does detroit...neither cities are getting the tax dollars they need...but places like beverly hills and whatever get plenty because of their demographic (mostly rich caucasians)...hey it's the sad truth. But detroit is the motor city...it's filled with history if you bother to check it out...plus detroit is home to hitsville u.s.a...the city has alot to over...it has a beautiful riverside area...nice arenas...a good university right in the center of it all...really great hospitals (some of the best in the country). Detroit gets a bad rap because of the crime rate but it's gone down in years...most people around detroit feel pretty safe...lol you guys are making it sound alot worse than it really is.

Answer 3

people have left b/c there is nothing in mi you cant make money its a constant struggle not only in det but in mi. There are some amusment parks in mi (mi adventure) not all the parks are bad there try the one on 6 mile by livernois at the school thats a good not run down park. I have no idea what is happening but everybody is poor now its hard to survive.

Answer 4

Metro Detroit is the most racially segregated area in the entire United States. Do research, you'll see that it's true. Livonia (a suburb of Detroit) is the whitest city in the entire United States. Research this too, you'll see that it's true as well. Of course this isn't the only factor, but it definitely plays a huge role.

Answer 5

Are you talking about Detroit City Limits, or in the outer county? Alot of cities are in this same situation where people are fleeing to the suburbs.

Answer 6

every time the city of Detroit want to do some thing good and get spot light on them,some body always have to do some thing stupid Detroit city is one of the dumbest in the country the poorest in the country. 75% of them are on a bridge card and love to sponge of the goverment for money.Detroit only has one nice spot no thnks to the mayer. thanks to the owner of the tigers and red wings and the Ford famly. we have two nice stadeums.
now they are moving iin to the subburbs suh as Westland,Livonia,warren,Cantion,Novi and ect they are taring it up making it look just like Detroit.

Answer 7

lol@neva slip
no boy u got caught slippin in the D. is dtown really this poor? Neva slip i think u almost got jackked by eminem and D12..
So no big markets and No movie houses and No amusment Parks. Like i said Utah>>>>>>>>>>>_______

Answer 8

That is the beauty of this place. Go across to Troy and you find all the retail shop you could ever find. It becuase of the black people, they are a bunch a lazyasses. 80% dropout rate, what can't count 2+2=?

Answer 9

police and fire personnel left the city in droves when then Mayor Archer signed the bill stopping the residency rule

Answer 10

you know what...i think Detroit is a city of only black people.............i just moved from Detroit to Macon,GA...........
in Detroit i my school there was only3 white boys/girls..............
all of the rest was black/Asian....
there was no Hispanic.......i lived in just beside 6 mile.............
i have a lot of bad experience.....one night (we don't know when,we knew it in the morning)i don't know even it was blacks or whites.......one day my dad just got up from sleep.........you know what he saw??????????
he saw his Toyota Camry car's window is broken......
one day me and my brother were riding bikes.........
my brother just learned how to ride bikes.......1white boy,and 3 black guys came screaming........they attacked us........i just flew with my bike to get home.........and get my other brothers........
my other brother who was riding bike.........he tried to go fast but he fall down.......they attacked him..........somehow he managed to scream for help..........other people came to help him...........the attackers ran without taking our bike.......they attacked us for our bike............
one day we went to public library in Detroit....we locked our bikes with the master lock thing we came out about after
50 minutes,we saw somebody stole our bike............i didn't like Detroit ,but i like it here in Macon..........