Capitol Confidential ^ | 8/10/2010 | Jarrett Skorup
FR Posted August 11, 2010 by MichCapCon
Imagine a city where all the major economic planks of the statist or "progressive" platform have been enacted:
* A "living wage" ordinance, far above the federal minimum wage, for all public employees and private contractors.
* A school system that spends significantly more per pupil than the national average.
* A powerful school employee union that militantly defends the exceptional pay, benefits and job security it has won for its members.
* A powerful government employee union that does the same for its members.
* A tax system that aggressively redistributes income from businesses and the wealthy to the poor and to government bureaucracies.
Would this be "a shining city on a hill," exciting the admiration of all? Detroit has been dubbed "the most liberal city in America" and each of these "progressive" policies is alive and well there. Let's look at how this has worked out... (Excerpt) Read more at mackinac.org ...
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(L) Beautiful downtown Detroit.
(R) Former Detroit Mayor (now in jail) Kwame Fitzpatrick's home.
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Mommy Kilpatrick loses House re-election bid
AP, 8/4/10, Liz Sidoti / FR Posted by Newtoidaho
Michigan Cong Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick lost her bid for an 8th term...the 8th
incumbent to be ousted by a frustrated electorate. More at enews.earthlink.net ...
"Mommy lost? How'm I gonna pay off my house without Congressional earmarks?"