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The writer of the article is an idiot who just tells people what they want to believe. Fortunately the big money ignores these articles and invests in good deals.

For instance, the article shows the Packard plant in decay but doesn't bother to mention the fact that it has been sold, taxes paid, and cleanup begun in preparation of a half billion dollar renovation.

Texas investors pay $2.5M for Detroit storage building

A 119,000-square-foot industrial warehouse building at 5757 Trumbull St. north of I-94 in Detroit has been sold to the pair of out-of-state investors who are planning a loft-style multifamily residential development in the New Center area.

There are plenty of bad neighborhoods in Detroit but the article doesn't mention the good neighborhoods that are getting even better. Mexicantown is attracting a lot of the new tech workers from NY and Boston. The same is true of places like Corktown, Briggs, and Greektown.

Detroit's David Whitney Building facade lighting commemorates its redevelopment

Numbers show Metro Detroit is making progress

Detroit Chamber reports region’s GDP up 14% last 5yrs, 2nd only to Dallas; 150,000 new priv sector jobs

You Might Be Living In The Next Silicon Valley (Detroit ranks 3rd)

MSN's 15 Hottest American Cities For 2015 Are...(detroit ranks 7th)

Dan Gilbert's Detroit makeover is the most ambitious HR project in the US

The fact is that a lot of big money was watching for the bankruptcy proceedings to end and now that it has, they're rushing in to fill the vacuum. As far as people are concerned, a lot of young conservatives and libertarians have come running because its like an urban wild west with more personal freedom than you'll find in any other city in the country. They're walking into downtown restaurants because they can.

MI: Detroit Open Carry, Hip and Cool

I can guarantee that conservatives can give up on ever winning again unless they get over our love of a whipping boy. One thing Reagan was not was self righteous.