Detroit today rather acts as a proof against what you're claiming. And that involved a lot more people than a small corporate town ever could. In fact it was arguably the most important industrial city of the 20th century.
They've allowed Detroit to just gradually erase from existence. It is being abandoned. They're demolishing parts of it that are decaying. In many parts of Detroit they can't pay police or teachers; they can't support fire fighters or other basic services.
They've allowed Detroit to just gradually erase from existence. It is being abandoned. They're demolishing parts of it that are decaying. In many parts of Detroit they can't pay police or teachers; they can't support fire fighters or other basic services.