A strong culture is one that has dependency upon itself along with outside resources. The economy is hard if nearly impossible to predict, and this puts severe strain on a community that is dependent on one employer. Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Flint are examples of these types of communities. When a manufacturing process or company pulls out of a city, many problems arise. Flint is a city which has had a significant portion of an industry …showed first 75 words of 716 total…

…showed last 75 words of 716 total…than $18 dollars an hour. Unfortunately, many of the new jobs, when and if they come to Flint, will pay quite a bit less than General Motors. The inclusion of the poor community will also take time as many of the lower class would prefer to milk the welfare and public assistance programs. Perhaps the only sure thing about Flint is that it will take time to heal the wounds left by the General Motors Corporation.