Economically Detroit is easy to fix. Slash taxes and regulation.
Politically its going to take a wide ranging round of indictments.
Socially it will take solid conservatives (Mostly black to begin with) promoting freedom in Detroit.
Basically its a matter of conservatives fixing the place through free market means or democrats will “fix” it with more of our money.
Faith, Family, and Free markets.
Buy to the sound of gunfire
FOR visitors expecting broken windows and muggers, downtown Detroit is a pleasant surprise. Busy food stands serve diners on lime and orange picnic benches, with live music provided by a classical guitarist. After lunch you can play a free game of outdoor table tennis, borrow a bicycle or take a stroll on the lovely riverfront.The city may be broke, but some parts are reviving. Property is so cheap that Detroit still attracts dreamers. Perhaps the most prominent is Dan Gilbert, the chairman of Quicken Loans, a mortgage provider. In 2010 Mr Gilbert moved Quicken’s headquarters from the suburbs to the centre of town. Another of his companies, Rock Ventures, owns or controls over 30 buildings in the area, which locals light-heartedly call “Gilbertville”. Mr Gilbert’s firms have invested around $1 billion in downtown Detroit and employ some 10,000 people there.
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And where will those conservatives come from? The vast majority of the residents don't believe in free market principles and conservative values. They believe in a culture of dependency and big government. They accept widespread corruption.
If it weren't for the federal government, Washington DC would be another Detroit.
“Socially it will take solid conservatives (Mostly black to begin with) promoting freedom in Detroit.”
cripplecreek, do you really think (enough of) such people can be found?
Well said.
Did you see the piece on CNBC on Shinola, a company that manufactures watches and bicycles in Detroit? The CEO gave a great interview. I think his name is Heath Carr. The items are not inexpensive..but I would be willing to buy from them...just because. And if this was a publicly traded company, I’d have their stock. But they are smart in keeping it private. Bottom line, it will be people like this company’s CEO, with vision and resources, that will pave the way.
Nice in theory, impractical in the extreme. There is no way you could convince enough Conservatives of any race, creed, or ethnicity to move to Detroit because the vultures would drop on the first ones and loot them bare before they arrived in sufficient numbers to take control of the government and turn it around.