The economy is fucked up everywhere---going to buy some prop up in the mountains and become a Sasquatch.
Saying the economy is fuked up everywhere is correct but unless you've spent some time in michigan lately your missing the extent of the damage,michigan is a state that relys mainly on manufacturing jobs,namely General Motors & Ford Motors & the outsourced manufacturers that supply them,both Ford & GM are experiencing record losses.
Over the last 20 years we've experienced a loss in over half the manufacturing jobs & watched GM & ford close factory after factory,its got so bad here that the long time ditested jobs like Mcdonalds & Burger King are sought after.
Go to a Home Depot in Michigan & chances are a good portion of the work force is made up of highly skilled construction workers who are now working for minimum wage & happy to have that.
Its so bad here that teenagers who are on summer vacation cant find summer jobs anywhere because adults have taken them,teens who mow lawns & do yard work for spending money are being under cut by out of work adults who started lawn care businesses & are willing to mow a large yard for $7-10 .
Michigan is in a very bad way right now with no end in sight.