Two Ideas to Save Detroit

[Mitchrapp]

that's why you talk to county, state and federal agencies to see if there is anything that can be done to help detroit. Grants and the like. you have to try something or else this will continue for another 30 years

The problem I see with this is who controls these grants? Detroit has gotten money before and it didn't help. They used it poorly.

 

[michiganalex]

The problem I see with this is who controls these grants? Detroit has gotten money before and it didn't help. They used it poorly.

That's y the branch giving the grant will oversee the usage of the funds

 

[Mitchrapp]

They're going to need a lot of grants ..lol.

 

[michiganalex]

They're going to need a lot of grants ..lol.

The army corp of engineers and navy seabees can help.

Doing nothing is y, detroit in this mess

 

[jdeb]

Detroit deserves everything they are not going to get. The people who live in that city let all corruption happen, time after time. Entitlement days are over. Liquor stores will be opening at record pace. Sad, very sad.

 

[redandguilty]

Detroit deserves everything they are not going to get. The people who live in that city let all corruption happen, time after time. Entitlement days are over. Liquor stores will be opening at record pace. Sad, very sad.

What should they have done, the people that supported candidates that didn't get elected? ...should they have rioted?

 

[Mitchrapp]

What should they have done, the people that supported candidates that didn't get elected? ...should they have rioted?

Democrats since '62. Maybe its me but obviously the people of Detroit went with the wrong party.

 

[Thumb]

Democrats since '62. Maybe its me but obviously the people of Detroit went with the wrong party.

LOL.

Obviously a republican would have kept jobs from leaving. Because, those republicans...always looking our for the working man. :lmao:

 

[byco42]

The City of Detroit had one $600,000-dollar grant from the Federal government to upgrade its fire fighting equipment that went unused becuase the city council could not decide where to apply it. Meanwhile, it has fire trucks with leaky tanks that are consistenly being replenished with water so that they are near full if ever dispatched.

All while having no problem applying $22 million from the Feds to keep fire fighters employed.

 

[redandguilty]

Democrats since '62. Maybe its me but obviously the people of Detroit went with the wrong party.

Kilpatrick was a 53%-47% split. So are we going to say that 47% deserves what they get? If you look at the quote I was responding to, he said the people in the city let the corruption happen and deserve what they get. What about this 47%?

 

[tinselwolverine]

The City of Detroit had one $600,000-dollar grant from the Federal government to upgrade its fire fighting equipment that went unused becuase the city council could not decide where to apply it. Meanwhile, it has fire trucks with leaky tanks that are consistenly being replenished with water so that they are near full if ever dispatched.

All while having no problem applying $22 million from the Feds to keep fire fighters employed.

Well, at least if they're still employed, they can go out and try to stamp fires out with their boots.

They still have those big boots right?

And those great big heavy yellow coats?

 

[jdeb]

Kilpatrick was a 53%-47% split. So are we going to say that 47% deserves what they get? If you look at the quote I was responding to, he said the people in the city let the corruption happen and deserve what they get. What about this 47%?

In other words, the 100 % let them get away with the corruption. It had been going on for years, I know, I lived in it the majority of my life. Besides your talking 53-47 of 25% (being generous) voter turn out. Pretty much, no one cares exce[t for the 20% who pay 80% of the taxes. I was one of the 80%. Think of it. 500,000 people and only 20 -25 % show up! And don't believe the BS that 700,000 people live there either.

 

[redandguilty]

In other words, the 100 % let them get away with the corruption. It had been going on for years, I know, I lived in it the majority of my life. Besides your talking 53-47 of 25% (being generous) voter turn out. Pretty much, no one cares exce[t for the 20% who pay 80% of the taxes. I was one of the 80%. Think of it. 500,000 people and only 20 -25 % show up! And don't believe the BS that 700,000 people live there either.

You lived it the majority of your life and you blame the people that live there...

 

[michiganalex]

in a way he is right

 

[tigersofjustice]

You lived it the majority of your life and you blame the people that live there...

It's always somebody else's fault.

 

[tigersofjustice]

LOL.

Obviously a republican would have kept jobs from leaving. Because, those republicans...always looking our for the working man. :lmao:

Clearly a vote republican would have solved all their institutional problems. It is like a magic wand.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Kilpatrick was a 53%-47% split. So are we going to say that 47% deserves what they get? If you look at the quote I was responding to, he said the people in the city let the corruption happen and deserve what they get. What about this 47%?

You probably realized by now that sometimes I just throw shit out there..

I feel bad for the lost 401's and to the people who still love the city..its a shame. But in the end, I think Bankruptcy was the right thing to do. But I don't have any ties to Detroit other than a game now and then so its easy for me to not care..

 

[tigersofjustice]

You probably realized by now that sometimes I just throw shit out there..

I feel bad for the lost 401's and to the people who still love the city..its a shame. But in the end, I think Bankruptcy was the right thing to do. But I don't have any ties to Detroit other than a game now and then so its easy for me to not care..

I think if people truly understood bankruptcy it would have been filed a lot sooner. The only people that get truly f'd over by the bankruptcy that are just general citizens are the ones that have a pension from being a city employee.

 

[redandguilty]

You probably realized by now that sometimes I just throw shit out there..

I feel bad for the lost 401's and to the people who still love the city..its a shame. But in the end, I think Bankruptcy was the right thing to do. But I don't have any ties to Detroit other than a game now and then so its easy for me to not care..

Yeah, I was still rolling with my response to that other guy.

...the guy that lived there and blames all the people that live there.

 

[redandguilty]

I think if people truly understood bankruptcy it would have been filed a lot sooner. The only people that get truly f'd over by the bankruptcy that are just general citizens are the ones that have a pension from being a city employee.

I feel like there's more emphasis on investors getting their money back than pensions being funded. That's the part that pisses me off. Investors are supposed to understand there's risk involved. Pensioners accept jobs based on the idea that the pension is a secure thing. They're not investing their money, they invest their life.


...other than that...bankruptcy is probably a good thing.