Removal Of GM Jobs In Flint
Beginning of paper
A strong culture is one that has dependency upon itself along with
outside resources. The economy is hard if nearly impossible to predict, and
this puts severe strain on a community that is dependent on one employer.
Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Flint are examples of these types of communities.
When ....
Middle of paper
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In the beginning, there were many advantages of having GM as the
dominate employer in Flint. The quantity of GM jobs in Flint provided for an
economic boom town in the 1960's and 1970's. Money from General Motors trickled
down from the workers to every part of the economy of Genesse county. The
population was on the rise which meant more homes, roads, and businesses. It
was all to good to be true. When Roger Smith (then President of GM) decided to
relocate numerous jobs from t ....
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