Thread: Politicians ignore two Michigan trends

Why is the obvious always being ignored?

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Aug 27, 4:44 AM EDT

Incomes fall in Michigan, number in poverty rises

By JOHN FLESHER

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Government data painted a bleak economic picture for Michigan, where the auto industry's downward plunge has rippled across the state.

Michigan was the only state where poverty rose last year, as well as the only one where incomes fell, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released Tuesday that illustrate the uniqueness of the state's economic swoon.

Michigan's poverty rate was 14 percent, up from 13.5 percent in 2006 and more than a full percentage point above the national rate, which was virtually unchanged during the same period. The state's rate has grown steadily since 2000, when it was just above 10 percent. The number of people in poverty increased by 45,000 during 2006-07.

Detroit's poverty rate of 33.8 percent was highest among cities of 250,000 or more, while Kalamazoo and Flint tied for fifth among cities of 65,000 to 249,999 people. Both had rates of 35.5 percent.

Granholm will attend a "poverty summit" Nov. 13 in Detroit to discuss strategies for dealing with the problem, said Edward Woods III, spokesman for the department.

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Chrysler to cut 200 IT employees and more contract workers

Chrysler on Wednesday announced it would cut 200 salaried workers and an unspecified number of contract workers in information technology management. The cuts are slated to start in early May and be completed by the end of September as the struggling automaker restructures its operations under the supervision of Cerebrus. The automaker will outsource computer maintenance instead to Tata Consultancy Services and Computer Sciences Corp in a multi-year deal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Consultancy_Services

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is an Indian software services and consulting company. It is one of India's oldest, largest and most prestigious providers of information technology and business process outsourcing services. As of 2007, it is Asia's largest information technology firm and has the largest number of employees among Indian IT companies with strength of over 116,308[1] employees in 47 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $5.7 billion for fiscal year ended 31 March 2008 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India.

Why is the obvious always being ignored?

Because it isn't real until you acknowledge it. That is the firm belief of most ostriches.