[Vince Ferrer]

When a voting majority of the population are dependent upon government handouts, they WILL vote for the party that promises to continue the goodies, and WILL NOT vote for the party that they suspect will end the gravy train. In such a situation, the only solution is for the state (assuming it's not too far gone as well) to just let the city collapse into bankruptcy, appoint an emergency manager, and end all the practices that keep the parasites on the host.

What you are saying is that the problem will fix itself, and I am saying we can capitalize on it. Local governments can't print money, they have to live in reality. They are running out of other people's money, and if we demonstrate, like Governor Perry in Texas, like mayor Guliani in New York , that we govern prudently and effectively, we can offer an alternative to the forty year decline. The gravy train MUST end eventually, and not too far from now. If we are ready, we can capitalize on it.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

What we need to do, is bring back US jobs.

Stop sending jobs elsewhere, then spending all our money supporting people who do not have jobs.

STOP IMPORTING EVERYTHING.