When was the tipping point when Detroit went from up and coming city to decline?

[Zacha341]

Wow! I was reading back thru some older posts in light of the wave of teenagers raping, shooting and car jacking as we've seen this year already and yes the break down of the family is a factor and the reduced support of the 'state' and fed [[as though that would go on forever). Well we see what we have...

No one has mentioned the chief cause of decline--the breakdown of the family unit. For years now we have fewer families, no longer parents [[plural) raising their kids, now its single moms, grandmothers, the State, the Fed. Where are the fathers? In many cases, where are the mothers? And the vast majority of those kids don't have a chance. No guidance, no direction, no supervision, just lost in life for so many of our youth. And it all reflects on the makeup of the city-not just Detroit but all cities where the breakdown of the family unit has become the norm.

[coracle]

Can't put an exact date on it but it was when strong Unions and weak Management reached a level of remuneration at which anybody anywhere in the world could easily compete and make a good profit building cars to sell in America.