Collapse Of General Motors In Flint

I think General Motors is responsible for the economic problems of Flint, Michigan. The Chairman and CEO of General Motors announced that ten plants would be closing, including one in Flint, Michigan. The reason behind this is to ship business and jobs to cheaper countries such as Mexico, where workers do not have to be paid much for the same amount of work. This saves the company millions of dollars. The General Motor plants closing was the catalyst that caused more problems for the working class economy of Flint. Plant workers did not have extra money to spend, causing local shops to close or move to different cities. People lost their main source of income, their house and their trust in General Motors. While this might have been a great

Until the plants closed, General Motors was a beloved company that got their start in Flint, Michigan, Those who 30,000 factory workers who lost their jobs, needed a people to hate, and that person was Roger Smith. Michael Moore, spent three years trying to get Smith to see the impact of his decisions. He went to the main offices located in Detroit, Michigan, multiple conventions (Christmas shows, and stockholder conventions, to name a few). While Moore was conducting his search, the sheriff's deputy in Flint, was evicting up to thirty families a day. Moore commented that the deputy is the only one with a steady source of income. While the deputy was seeing to evictions, rich citizens of Flint were playing golf, polo and eating at their local country clubs. When interviewed, most of them called the working citizens of Flint lazy and accused them of taking the easy way out. Clearly they did not know about the current housing situation. The rich citizens of Flint think that the city is in great condition. The public school system and extra curriculars for their children are great. They think the welfare that half of the city is on is good, when it clearly is not. The woman who bred and skinned rabbits for extra money said that she is given ten dollars a week by the government. While skinning rabbits, in my opinion, is animal cruelty, it is no wonder that she had to turn to a creative way to make money. During a polo match, the hosts hired unemployed citizens to be live statues. There is clearly a disconnect between the rich and the working class of Flint. The rich have no care for the situation or the people affected by it. When you drive down the streets, you see washing machines, beds, dressers and toys in the front yard, a clear sign of another eviction. The only other people in Flint who have a steady income are the rental companies. An employee at a truck rental company said that