This past weekend a few friends and I watched the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament that is currently going on. This year the Final Four teams are competing in the city of Detroit, Michigan. The city is struggling because it is the base of the United States auto manufacturing market, and with the economy the way it is right now, there are only economic woes. Currently Detroit has the highest unemployment rate in the nation with a 12% unemployment rate. The Big Three automakers are in need of multi-billion dollar government bailouts in an attempt to stay on their feet.
The city of Detroit expected 100,000 fans to visit, leading them to rent cars and stay in hotel rooms. Michigan State University is also one of the remaining four teams left in the tournament which is also a plus. Durrell Summers, a sophomore guard playing at Michigan State even said, "I have family members that are unemployed right now."
Hopefully the revenue and money that is produced during the Final Four can aid in opening up some more jobs for families and that the city can prosper in a time of need. It's really sad to hear about hard-working men and women that get laid off from their respective jobs for no reason and for Michigan State to compete for a National Championship in their home state certainly gives the people of Detroit something to take pride in their city as well as to take their mind off of the troubling economic times that they are all going through.
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