[Slyfox]

This is a well-written article. I spent the first 21 years of my life in Flint and moved out about five years before GM began to have serious problems.

Why did I move away? There were no jobs. If you graduated at that time with any kind of technical degree you had to move out. Michigan, as a whole, has great colleges and its education system in Flint was considered superior. However, you can't keep the people you are educating if don't you have a place for them work after they graduate.

Another factor is the Democratic leadership in most of the cities in the top ten. I know in Flint and Detroit, the mayors were all crooks and were so busy stuffing their pockets with money and doling out favors that they did not notice the open faucet that was forcing people like me to move to Texas.

I remember when Flint was growing and accommodating many young, big families. I remember the fact that Flint was a bonafide cultural center. I remember when policeman were expected to have a four-year degree and the streets safe enough for me to ride my bike wherever I wanted.

Liberal leadership is a cancer to the body politic.

[lionheart 247365]

. . . somebody over looked Baltimore, Md.

[Right Wing Assault]

My guess is that a number of the “dead” cities are surrounded by reasonably prosperous suburbs, more likely populated by GOP/conservative folks.

They are supporting each other and/or there is still some kind of life in the central city.

[Biggirl]

....Until those who govern by American principles, meaning freedom loving are elected this year and in two years time.

[The Great RJ]

Most of these cities have been run for decades by often corrupt Democrat mayors and politicians.

[SamAdams76]

Good list, I've been to 7 of them over the past year (Hartford, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, New Orleans, Albany and Atlantic City) and all of them are pretty much "close up your windows and lock your doors" when you drive through them.

My opinion is that this is the kind of thing that happens when people look to the government and labor unions to provide them with a living as opposed to taking initiative on their own.

[mmercier]

a chitloads of people who should have just moved to detroit got their way and their one in the oo. they were the ones they were waiting for, and they are getting it good and hard now.

now they are bumming out because detroit is moving to them.

and there aint no where to run.

cry me a frikin river.

[bert]

The simple truth is........ they are no longer required. Their day is over. There is no reason for them to continue to exist

Exception: Galveston. Galveston is in Texas and occupies a great coastal location. It will continue to thrive in spite of the recurring hurricanes.

[VOA]

I’m suprised the greater St. Louis area (including East St. Louis IL) aren’t
on the list.

It may not be dead yet, but the auto industry has just about left the place,
unions run the asylum and Democrats wonder why the place keeps sliding downhill.

Maybe once all the liberals in St. Louis run out of “other peoples’ money”,
it will be a nice place to shoot the next version of “I Am Legend”.

[dfwgator]

Adapt or die.

[jokar]

Heres a link to a map I got off FreeRepublic

http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/migration-moving-wealthy-interactive-counties-map.html

Map: Where Americans Are Moving
Jon Bruner
More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another during 2008. The map below visualizes those moves. Click on any county to see comings and goings: black lines indicate net inward movement, red lines net outward movement.

[Palladin]

Add Harrisburg, PA. to the list. Since they elected a black female mayor, they are sinking faster than the Titanic!

[YankeeReb]

Why isn’t Bridgeport CT on the list?