FlintTalk.com Forum Index > Open chat Topic: Quotes about this area from article in Forbes.com

Author    Post   JoeMama F L I N T O I D No matter how bad the economy gets, it's unlikely that suburban Chicago's Lake Forest, Ill., will become another Flint, Mich., the devastated former auto-industry town with long-running unemployment and poverty. To read the entire article: http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/106273/America%27s-Most-Affluent-Neighborhoods Also from Forbes.com In Depth: America's Fastest-Dying Towns 9. Burton, Mich. Burton, like its neighbor Flint, has been a major casualty of America's declining auto industry. Due to disappearing manufacturing and industrial jobs, household incomes fell 1.8% from 2000 to 2007 (before adjusting for inflation). Poverty rates have doubled in the last seven years, surging from 8.6% in 2000 to 15.4% in 2007. And the government voted against a bailout. The headlines keep coming. Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:11 pm  Ryan Eashoo F L I N T O I D What was Flint ranked? _________________ Flint Michigan Resident, Tax Payer, Flint Nutt - Local REALTOR - Activist. www.FlintTown.com Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:36 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

Jump to: Select a forum Local News and Politics----------------Open chatFeed BackReal Estate For SalePolitical TalkTigersVehiclesPistonsVehicles for partsThe Flint JournalRed WingsGarage SaleMichigan Professional Soccer TeamsPolitical JokesWantedFlint Sirens Women's Rugby ClubThe Bob Leonard ShowMiscellaneousGenesee County PatriotsFlint City Derby Girls / Flint River Floaters Roller Derby TeamThe Flint Generals Flint Facts----------------Did you know?

<  Last Topic | Next Topic  >

Forum Rules: You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum