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Originally Posted by Mulletbird
But, keep in mind, many of the lost jobs will be localized. Not only are the big 3's manufacturing based out of Michigan and surrounding states, but so to are many of their suppliers. It's a major hit to one area, and while yes, we all try and plan for the worst, with people losing money in stocks and banks and if you add lost jobs to the mix, it can get really tough for lots of people. And with all the lost jobs localized (Auburn, Flint, Saginaw, Detroit, Waterford, Cleveland, Windsor, etc.) it would be tough to find another job locally (very few, if any, places out there are hiring) and relocating isn't always that easy to do either. Yes, you do what you need to, and I've done that (did that when I took the job in Michigan, which is why it was easy for me to leave ... no ties left there) but it's not necessarily fun or what you want to do.
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Yes very true and its even harder to relocate when you have children. Picking up and moving your entire family to a new school can be difficult. Its been done before so not impossible.
Not everyone can afford to have months of salary saved especially when there strugiling to make ends meet right now. Plus as you get older and closer to retirement it can be very hard to pick up and start all over again to start learning a new job. Especially when youve been doing the same job for 20, 30 or even 40 years. That backup plan they may have had when they were younger is long gone now.