Op-Docs | Dismantling Detroit
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The filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady look at young men who salvage scrap metal from Detroit's derelict buildings, set against the backdrop of globalization.
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Flanker The Scrapper here this is what i do to make ends meet jobs are hard to come by nowadays and if you do find one the employers don't want to pay you enough or give any decent benefits so now I have no choose but do what i have to do to make any kind of money.
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@deen911 "Rich people pay more taxes than poorer people"
Same here. 47% of Americans (the poor half) pay ZERO federal income tax. Top bracket pays 36%.
"People often take the bike instead of the car"
Because your country isn't the size of a continent and Dutch population density is 1045/mi - US is 87/mi.
"Bottomline: in the states people are much more focused on consuming"
It wasn't always that way. It comes from having the world's reserve currency, which will change.
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WOW - This hits home for me! This is the life my husband and I are living to support our 3 kids! Scrapping, Picking & Youtube! - Been Unemployed since 2008!
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If you look at this, its a good thing people have some way to make some cash, while taking down buildings that are not needed.
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@deen911 Here's the deal; europe had large cities before oil. America built hers around cheap energy. If that mich is granted, all else follows.
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@shreddez Shit, you guys are just ahead of the curve! More evolved to the new environment of the C21st.
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Its crazy, My dad and his demolition company did some scrap work to the building next door...SYBILL
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Scrapping C-rappers
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I wonder what the people of Detroit could do with their city if the bureaucracy (red tape) would be removed? Let those people loose to invent and rebuild their city.
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look at other countries to see what makes them successful.. slave labor.. lol
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Yeah, there was vulgar language...
One of the top US exports to china is scrap metal...
Uh, because there used to be factories and about
50,000 jobs there... Yeah, that's vulgar.
medicalstoragefront 1 month ago 5
@MrJulianLuthor Hey ! Don't pick on Detroiters! The everyday people of the city aren't at fault here.
Lions finished the season 10-6 and made the playoffs! The Red Wings are perennial Stanley Cup contenders and the Tigers made it to the ALCS! Yes the Pistons currently suck, but they were great for almost 10 yrs!
Come here sometime and I guarantee you can find plenty to like about Detroit. I won't deny that it is largely in ruins, but there are people working to make it better.
shreddez 1 month ago 3