Originally Posted by astronaut x

Well, I disagree with a lot of what you said and the way things happened, especially in regards to the time periods you are refering to. Flint was extremely prosperous for middle class working families right up until the early to mid 80's. Regardless of anyone's take on Micheal Moore and his political views, one working parent could easily feed a large family and put a decent roof over their head, and not live in fear of not being able to pay the bills. There was still money left over for entertainment and everybody who worked in the shops had health care packages including dental and vision.

Then came the 80's and the layoffs. Its was pretty much adapt or die then. Factories were closed and bulldozed. People either found something else to do or they moved. Most of which was the later.

All of the things you mentioned did not happen until then.