[Oldeconomybuyer]

Detroit ran out of other people's money.

[BenLurkin]

Bill Gates seems to think he is more enlightened than most Americans — let HIM pay for these kids out of his own pocket.

[umgud]

Does Detroit have a chance of recovery?

IMHO......... Probably not in our lifetime and maybe never.

[Responsibility2nd]

Parks in Detroit? Hah. There’s a thread from earlier today about dozens of dead dogs being discovered in a Detroit park.

Anyone contemplating raising children in Detroit should be investigated by child protective services.

[abclily]

Detroit is a prime example of Socialist rule.

[econjack]

Same old...same old. Everyone living in Detroit looks to the gov't, local, state, and federal, for a solution. Wrong place to look, people. They're part of the reason you are where you are. The first place you need to look is in the mirror. If your parks are a mess, get a bunch of people together, spend a few weekends and clean it up yourself rather than sitting on your fat a$$ asking someone else to do it.

If you want some interaction with gov't, how about the trade unions agreeing to hiring some of the unemployed youth in Detroit as novices, the city donating the abandoned houses for the unions to teach the kids, and local residents chipping in some funds with the local gov't for materials. In the end, the rehabbed house gets back on the tax roles, the house is sold to low-income people, the city uses the funds to expand the program, the union gets new members,and the kids learn a trade that provides them with a life-long income rather than public assistance. Of course, this assumes you don't have crooks running the city.

This isn't rocket science, folks, and it's time for you (and everyone else) to quit looking for a handout from gov't.

[Vaduz]

Years ahead of Obama’s plans but he’s going to keep pushing for a higher failure rate.

[cripplecreek]

There appears to be a swarm of Michigan stories lately.



Michigan legislative action thread

[cripplecreek]

Even the city's 300 parks — traditionally a haven for children to play

My grandmother lived in Detroit as a child in the 1920s or 30s. She said the playground was concrete pad with a chain link cage around it.

[dfwgator]

You laugh at Detroit now, but this is pretty much the future for pretty much any urban city in the US.