Detroit homes sell for $1 amid mortgage and car industry crisis

[BCA2009]

Another huge factor in the demise of Detroit was the significant reliance on a single industry. Automobiles. When unions demaned higher and higher wages/benefits without increasing the value and quality of the product, the industry was doomed. Automobile unions negotiated themselves out of a job.
This, coupled with horrible elected leadership was destined to destroy the city.

[Mi Bankruptcy]

I couldn't agree more. Heck, my dad was a union rep then decided to be a janitor for GM. He made more money as a janitor than I do. I have BS\BM. Auto workers have some sense of entitlement and are now starting to get a wake up call.. Still sad...

Another huge factor in the demise of Detroit was the significant reliance on a single industry. Automobiles. When unions demaned higher and higher wages/benefits without increasing the value and quality of the product, the industry was doomed. Automobile unions negotiated themselves out of a job.
This, coupled with horrible elected leadership was destined to destroy the city.

[OhioFiler]

Let's not forget to give credit where credit is due!

Detroit Public Schools Board President

[blessed]

"White Flight" is simply a cultural-slang expression to denote the suburbanization of certain urban areas.

Not exactly.

The term is specific to white people moving out of the city, increasing minority population. If it weren't, it would just be "people flight" or something like that.