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To: cripplecreek
Yeah, we get the media blurbs that somehow Detroit will be saved by the guys who grow plants in the empty fields surrounding their houses they have refurbed from scrap lumber.

People need reasons to move back which include a worthwhile infrastructure and jobs, not a brightly-colored buses and vegetable gardens.

34 posted on 07/21/2014 10:46:02 AM PDT by Slyfox (When progressives ignore moral parameters, they also lose the natural gift of common sense.)
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To: Slyfox
People need reasons to move back

Try purchasing a condo or loft in downtown Detroit if it's such a worthless investment.......LOL!

45 posted on 07/21/2014 12:34:54 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (By now, everyone should know that you shoot a zombie in the head. Don't try to reason with them...)
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To: Slyfox
Why not accept that manufacturing is gone from this country? Why not let the rust and weeds finish what they started? Why not just embrace the era of disposability? And why didn't we buy a warmer coat before we moved here? Through three Detroit winters, we’ve asked ourselves these questions. And worked not to find our answer, but to build it. Because we don't think American manufacturing ever failed for being too good. Our worst didn't come when we were at our best. It happened when we thought good was good enough. It's a tall order to return to form, but we're up for it. We’re starting with the reinvigoration of a storied American brand, and a storied American city. Because we believe in the beauty of industry. The glory of manufacturing. We know there’s not just history in Detroit, there is a future. It’s why we are here. Making an investment in skill, at scale. Creating a community that will thrive through excellence of craft and pride of work. Where we will reclaim the making of things that are made well. And define American luxury through American quality.
53 posted on 07/21/2014 10:15:59 PM PDT by MarMema (Run Ted Run)
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