From Bloomberg, we have World Series Fever Grips Detroit as Tigers Help Trump Job Woes.
Witness Michael Weiss, a 12-year assembly line worker at a Ford Motor Co. truck plant. While Ford's troubles deepened this year and Weiss, 37, contemplated a buyout offer, he and his wife stopped taking vacations and switched to smaller vehicles.
Yet this week the Livonia, Michigan, couple paid $137 for Detroit Tigers souvenirs as their baseball team prepared for its first World Series since 1984.
"The Tigers give us something to watch," says Kendra Weiss, 37. "They give us something to do."
The hard part will come after the Series, says Boyle.
"This year's ride has been wonderful, but it won't reverse the decline of the U.S. auto industry."
Let's not forget that 21% of Detroit is unemployed. Yep, 21% (you read that right!)
Give them bread & circuses, who needs an economy?
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