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I just listened to Detroit Mayor Dave Bing take his last
stand before an emergency manager takes over Detroit
He basically pleaded with the city to allow him to implement
his plan to save the city from outside control.
His plan has some good ideas and some not so good. Raising
corporate taxes for businesses in Detroit Detroit and some for moving to Detroit
He also wants the state of Michigan
Many people have tried to help Detroit
Yes the city has lost revenue because the working class has
moved out to the suburbs where they can at least get some services and lower
taxes. The people that are left in Detroit
Bing appeared to move in the direction of privatizing many
city departments and that is a good and sound decision but he also tried to
appease Detroit
The unions and the lazy ass city workforce will not want to
give up their cushy positions so I cannot be optimistic about Bing’s chances of
turning the city around.
The city will run out of money early next year and then the
writing on the wall will be very clear and the state will have to step in. Bing
was correct in saying that the city of Detroit represents the state of Michigan
and the state needs a vibrant Motor City…I agree…but I am afraid that the city
first will have to be cleaned thoroughly from top to bottom so no corruption
and incompetence in city government exists.
Then and only then can the city start re-building itself on
a new framework of competence and a desire to succeed and the framework will
consist of young, educated and dedicated people that truly love the city and
want to live and raise their children in the city as my parents did and so many
immigrants before them did.
Other cities have bounced back so there is always hope for Detroit
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