When I was flipping through the TV channels yesterday, I tuned into the special regarding Detroit's current car industry situation. It was hosted by Charles Gibson. Many important people were there, such as Michigan senator Debbie Stabenow and others that represented the Big Three. It was very insightful, and I learned a great deal about the car situation here in Michigan. Overall, I thought the tone of the discussion to be very depressing, but almost all of people who were present on the stage said the same message-Detroit is going to get out of this situation soon! It was quite hard to listen to this same message over and over when the situation has been bad for quite some time. Unfortunaltey, my uncle has been a victim of Ford's many layoffs. It is a very vary sad time for many of the people in the auto industry.
One of the things that caught my attention was a question asked by a mother and her son to the panel of people on the stage. It wasn't so much the question that caught my attention, but the son's facial expression. It was one of disappointment and frustation. He graduated from the University of Michigan and had a two year internship at Diamler Chrysler. After, two years, he then went out West to have an internship there. He is now going to work out West because this company is offering him a better situation. However, he said that he would like to work in Michigan, but the current car industry situation simply won't allow him to. We need to get this fixed as fast as possible so we don't fire or lose any more hard working people. I know, easier said then done.
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