That being said...

Oil producing jobs in Houston taking a hit is not a big deal, except to those who lose their jobs, of course. Oil can be found everywhere, and anywhere, and no one down the chain is going to be in trouble if Houston produces less oil.

The American Auto Industry, however, is not that way. You can mostly only get those cars from Detroit (and associated cities).

Those jobs support tens of millions of jobs all over the USA, too...from car dealers to auto parts industries to mechanics.

10,000 jobs lost in Detroit will result in millions of jobs lost all over the USA. Losing every job in the entire city of Houston that deals with the oil industry will not short the country or the world on oil, nor will it cost millions of jobs anywhere.

That's why comparing them is silly...which I suspect you know, but will continue to harp on anyway.

Fish on...

Todd