Joe ..Point taken. All you have to do is drive through Pennsylvania and see the devastation of the rust belt. Other than Philadelphia and Pittsburg the place is poverty stricken.

While I agree the unions share in the blame for the collapse of Detroit, I also do not understand how they did not diversify. You have the U of Michigan right there.. one of the greatest schools in the country, yet they under used it as a resource.

I also blame the car manufacturers. From 1960 forward they produced crappy products, and it opened the door for Euroopean and later Japanese cars to come in and take over the market.

IMHO it was a perfect storm of poor management and poor labor practices.