Deindustrialized America: Flint, Michigan

This video about my hometown (Flint, Michigan) and its transformation and struggles throughout the decades as a former automotive powerhouse. Flint was once the prosperous home of General Motors and a booming auto industry. But when the factories and manufacturing plants closed in the 1980s, the city transformed in unimaginable ways.

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[BLynchCAN]

Good for you Reg, walking it out. Way ahead of me. Making resolutions now though.

[DEMCAD]

@BLynchCAN It's never too late to start.

[ducklamb1]

i never see you walking around in the "not so good areas of flint"lot of history,lot of good people in flint.high unemployment.detroit has only removed a few homes.big law suit looming.

[DEMCAD]

@ducklamb1 I made one video about one of the not so good areas. You just didn't see it.

[bluecat1122]

Hey Demcad, I see you do videos on Flint, why not do a research video on the cuts to public safety there and how it affects crime there. For instance, I know that their average number of officers on the street is around 8 officers now with a population of approximately 100,000. And the national average for police to citizens is 3 to 1000 while Flint's is now around .8 to 1000. Do you think that's having an impact on crime there and people moving out, and/or businesses coming in?

[DEMCAD]

@bluecat1122 I would have to interview Flint Police.

[mazdaman1982]

(part2) to Toronto in August some time , it will be a good drive but i will do it , and i will be driving thrue Detroit we will be stoping in Chicago over night at the first stop we are not killing our selfs lol , then from Chicago 8 hours to Toronto but i want to check out Detroit .

[mazdaman1982]

hey i am liking your videos they are cool :) , well for me i am from winnipeg manitoba canada , i use to live in Toronto Ontario about 10 years ago originally from winnipeg but i lived in Toronto for 5 to 6 years and i still consider toronto home , i went for most my schooling in toronto and in 1998 or 1999 i moved back to winnipeg with my father , well winnipeg is an ok city nothing hot at all , the summers are nice , but every city has its bad ends and its good parts, i am planing on driving

[TheJoboogie]

thanks for the insight...I currently live in Flint....im positive this city will one day heal itself..ill try to stay here as long as I can and hopefully make a difference

[1spellbinder]

Hi My wife and i Just got back from flint we took some vacation time to look at some properties knowing all the bad about flint it was still a oppertunity for us. I wanted to give a perspective that is not being told so here i go . We live in denver and the cost of living for or Apt. is 800 a month after buying a house you just pay for utillites which is real nice even if you had to work part time at Mcdonals you would be able to afford living there anouther nice fact !

[DrCruel]

@jwgbmp40 I think I'm going to believe this guy when he blames the UAW, as he actually lives in Flint Michigan and knows what he's talking about.

[DrCruel]

@jwgbmp40 I think I'm going to believe this guy when he blames the UAW, as he actually lives in Flint Michigan and knows what he's talking about.

[jwgbmp40]

dont blame the uaw, unions made the middle class in this country. ford mo.co. didnt need a bailout and their uaw contract was just like gm&chrysler, hmm, seems like a mgt issue to me. why did 1 man, rick wagoner need to make 20mil a yr? toyota caps their execs at two mil a yr. hmm?

[mmmmmnnnnn55555]

Do you miss Alaska? Would you go back if the opportunity presented itself? Or are you going to tough it out in Flint?

[Longbeachliner]

Flint seems like a terrible place to live. Why would someone want to stay there?

[YAHWEHisperfect]

isis ($) fails...the Truth of Yahweh prevails...

don't waste ur time on the things of this world....