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MICH. GOV SNYDER TO ANNOUNCE STATE TAKEOVER OF DETROIT
ZeroHedge ^ | 2/28/2013 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 02/28/2013 1:26:28 PM PST by taildragger

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To: kreitzer

the dems have owned that city forever.
let it be a shining example of their ‘leadership’

socialistic bs strapped to it sunk it to the bottom of the bay

same thing happens in every city/state/country socialistic crap exceeds some small amount


61 posted on 02/28/2013 3:28:15 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: cripplecreek

From this thread, don’t you feel the spirit that conquered the American West? LOL


62 posted on 02/28/2013 3:29:56 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: taildragger

So instead of going bankrupt, the state is going to pick up the tab?

That’ll teach ‘em.


63 posted on 02/28/2013 3:32:28 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: taildragger

” . . .shining symbol of the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors’. . . unsustainable UAW contractual retirement benefits obligations.


64 posted on 02/28/2013 3:32:48 PM PST by Elsiejay
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To: pabianice
That was in 1979. I try to imagine how bad it is now and fail.

Post the only competent mayor in 40 years ( Dennis Archer ) their is a number resturants run by leading edgers with some really good food. Archer did all the easy stuff of getting the Lions Back, and a new Tigers Stadium, the Fox redone, but a new rink for the Wings is still in the works. The point is on the surface downtown isn't bad, but their is an under-current of predators if you look, you could get rolled if you are not smart by being a tourist....

65 posted on 02/28/2013 3:34:20 PM PST by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Nah, the state is going to make them get rid of half of the union gravy train. What they WANT is our money but that won’t happen. They already blew it by turning down $6 million the state offered to lease Belle Isle for 10 years and put it in the state park system. That was a huge bullet we dodged. (pun not intended)


66 posted on 02/28/2013 3:34:46 PM PST by FrdmLvr (culture, language, borders)
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To: taildragger

There’s something about Dave Bing that I REALLY LIKE. Maybe it was that he could shoot some serious hoop. Who knows. In any case, I think Detroit elected a decent person to be mayor (compared to Coleman Young) and perhaps Bing could wind up playing a critical role in getting that city on its feet...assuming the state takes it over. Without the takeover, ANY mayor of Detroit is totally handcuffed.


67 posted on 02/28/2013 3:36:28 PM PST by BobL (Look up "CSCOPE" if you want to see something really scary)
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To: Elsiejay

GM and now Detwaa, the warning shots across our bow, i.e. the unsustainability of legacy cost programs, i.e. retirement, and retiree medical, ergo SSI, Medicare, Medicaid and now Obamacare.


68 posted on 02/28/2013 3:36:46 PM PST by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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To: BobL
There’s something about Dave Bing that I REALLY LIKE. Maybe it was that he could shoot some serious hoop. Who knows. In any case, I think Detroit elected a decent person to be mayor (compared to Coleman Young) and perhaps Bing could wind up playing a critical role in getting that city on its feet...assuming the state takes it over. Without the takeover, ANY mayor of Detroit is totally handcuffed.

Bob, you are preaching to the choir, I'd trade him for Oboingo if I could wave a magic wand in a heart-beat, I really like this guy.

My Fireman Gnome from Detwaa who I haven't seen or talked to in a while says he is real deal and would come to the Fire-Houses to talk to the guys to get the real skinny. My Gnome is a Conservative with a BS detector, Bing passed his test, that is good enough for me.

69 posted on 02/28/2013 3:42:40 PM PST by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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To: 1rudeboy

I see it as a chance for a spectacular GOP coup. There is a lot more going on here than meets the eye.


70 posted on 02/28/2013 3:47:21 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: tet68
"Coming soon to a theater near you... ESCAPE FROM DETROIT."

How about a new Mary Tyler Moore show with a young single woman moving to Detroit instead of Mpls? Bwwwaaahhhh!!!

71 posted on 02/28/2013 3:53:14 PM PST by Average Al
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To: taildragger
Mistake.

If I were in charge, I would just deed Detroit to Zimbabwe.

Same song, different verse.

72 posted on 02/28/2013 3:54:09 PM PST by elkfersupper ( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
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To: cripplecreek
I see it as a chance for a spectacular GOP coup. There is a lot more going on here than meets the eye.

Such as the following Emergency Manager(s) Candidate(s)?

Steve Forbes, Donald Trump or Rudy Guliani ????

Do I dare dream that big???

73 posted on 02/28/2013 3:55:24 PM PST by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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To: taildragger

The first thing Dave Bing did after being elected was go down to the city council and ask them “How the hell do you feel getting rich by picking the bones of your dead city”?

He then turned around and fired some 50 bus drivers who called an informal strike. He’s also had an ongoing fight with the unions because he doesn’t want union dues deducted from paychecks.

He’s a democrat no doubt but he’s not actively seeking to destroy the country.


74 posted on 02/28/2013 3:59:46 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Average Al

Right, she gets mugged and raped before she can unload
the car...


75 posted on 02/28/2013 4:06:30 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: cripplecreek
A lot of big money has stepped up and said they will rebuild Detroit if the don’t have to deal with the criminal council.

There was a major supermarket that wanted to move into Detroit a few years back. After getting jerked around by the city council for five years they dropped the idea.

There was no doing business in Detroit unless you had a council person or three in your pocket.

76 posted on 02/28/2013 4:07:58 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Promotional Fee Paid for by "Ouchies" The Sharp, Prickly Toy You Bathe With!)
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To: taildragger

I knew Detroit was done when I saw pictures of closed schools with computers, school equipment and books wasting. I never knew why they did not put them to use instead of the schools being vandalized. I love to read and it made me sick to see all those books on the floors, broken windows which allowed rain to blow into the rooms. Why did they allow this? They could have given the stuff away if nothing else. There are people who would have loved getting these items.


77 posted on 02/28/2013 4:08:30 PM PST by MamaB
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To: taildragger
Steve Forbes, Donald Trump or Rudy Guliani ????

If I were Snyder, I'd be on the phone with all 3 for suggestions and help. There is already some big money buying up the riverfront and I wouldn't be shocked to see Trump and Forbes involved.

I think we'll be seeing a swarm of FBI raids and arrests of multiple city officials before this is done. Its the only way they can be rooted out.

They said RTW was a bridge too far and its going into effect next month.
78 posted on 02/28/2013 4:08:54 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: taildragger

That is a really HIGH STANDARD, so I’m glad Mayor Bing passed. We do have to hand it to the people in Detroit for voting for him...I just hope he’s “in the loop” to help fix the mess.


79 posted on 02/28/2013 4:12:22 PM PST by BobL (Look up "CSCOPE" if you want to see something really scary)
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To: MSF BU
If Dresden and Hiroshima can be rebuilt, so can Detroit. It might be a good idea to populate the area with Germans or Japanese...

You got that right. That current populace is 85% useless to do anything except union feather bed for city jobs, sell drugs on the corner, or shoot up. Almost all the politicians should long ago have been thrown in the slammer.

Lagos, Nigeria, has better prospects than Detroit as currently inhabited and structured.

80 posted on 02/28/2013 4:15:46 PM PST by Gritty (The 2nd Amendment protects the right to shoot tyrants effectively, not deer-Judge A. Napolitano)
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