Volatility seems the new status quo. Isn't that an oxymoron?
The Motor City is going to have to shift gears dramatically if it's going to remain a major city. Otherwise, more and more of Michigan will be going, going, gone . . .
Even The New York Times notices, a lot (for much more on the above, see the November 23, 2008 edition). The House of Cards is collapsing all down the line.
Down on the street level, areas to explore during the present turmoil might include ventures in urban gardening, expanding urban commons, production of neighborhood-based clean water filtering systems, hydroponic gardening, and various infrastructure projects. (Lancaster Hydroponics: Indoor Horticulture Specialists are British, but their systems can be adapted to North America).
Imagine a whole new meaning to Made in Detroit . . . and imagine it quickly, if you would be so kind . . .
Otherwise, Detroit and Michigan are going to disappear into The Cure's eerie 1979 song, "Grinding Halt:"
Today's Rune: Wholeness.
Today's Rune: Wholeness.
7 comments:
In these troubled times...
But hey, New Orleans was just named the nation's crime capital.
Unfortunately the guys at the top make the decisions and guys at the bottom pay for it. Bankers push paper around and who knows where any of it has gone. Auto industry has to come up with a sensible plan, make affordable cars that can be run on batteries or biofuel. Both managment and the unions are going to have to come up with some plan so the industry gets moving in the right dirction.
Ford seems to have a workable plan. GM needs a housecleaning at the top.
Plastic and paper, that's where it's at--just ask Citicorp--oh, and a phone call asking for support.
my fear is that it might be too late for detroit --- as a city and as an industry........
Rick McHugh, a lawyer who focuses on Michigan for the National Employment Law Project, an advocacy group for low-wage workers, has even seen his job change. “A year ago, I felt like I could help people, give people advice or send them to a program that would help them,” Mr. McHugh said. “Now, I say, ‘I hope you have a relative with a house that’s paid off so you’ll have a place to live.’ ”
OMG! I thought I was the only person in the world who knew the song "Grinding Halt!"
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