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With 14% of Kokomo, Indiana’s population relying on Chrysler for their income, how will the town cope with the stalled auto bailout and the idle manufacturing plants? Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight joins John and Adaora to talk about the future of his town.
Kokomo is Indiana’s 13th largest city and it came in third on a list of the nation’s fastest dying towns. With 14% of the town’s population relying on Chrysler for their income, how will the town cope with the stalled auto bailout and the city’s four manufacturing plants idle? Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight joins John and Adaora to talk about the future of his town.