THE EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW IN MICHIGAN IS A GOOD AND
NECESSARY LAW SO VOTE TO HAVE IT REMAIN ON OUR BOOKS AND NOT REPEALED!
The Michigan Emergency Manager Law makes perfect sense for
communities that are facing bankruptcy.
If a city like Detroit
went into bankruptcy, a judge would bring the city back into solvency by
eliminating all spending and selling off all assets to pay down the debt owed
by the city…that simple.
A judge would not care about laying off all employees and
selling off all prized city possessions; he would just do it as demanded by
bankruptcy laws.
An emergency manager is hired by communities to help them
avoid bankruptcy.
Why are people trying to “repeal” the Emergency Manager Law
and have placed a “repeal” proposition on the November ballot?
The people trying to repeal the EM Law are those idiots in
Detroit that do not wish to cede control of their city or city institutions
like Detroit Public Schools to someone like an emergency manager who is in
essence, a financial dictator.
I call them idiots because they do not realize that there is
no other alternative except bankruptcy which is much worst than allowing an EM
to make things financially well again.
In the city of Detroit ,
it is the same story. Those that robbed the city blind are the ones that want
to repeal the EM Law.
Unions want the law repealed because the EM Law gives the
emergency manager powers to cancel lucrative union contracts that can no longer
be financially sustained or even justified.
For the citizens of Michigan ,
the Emergency Manager Law gives them the security of knowing that their tax
dollars are not being squandered on communities being run by corrupt and
incompetent people.
VOTE NO ON THE REPEAL PROPOSITION!
This person obviously is not familiar with this law. They are just stuck in union bashing and Detroit bashing. If this law were to be used in their community, they would be under a dictatorship for 2 to 5 years. Assets can be sold, fees raised, people fired, services (fire,police, schools) closed or reduced to inefficiency. All this can be done in a community without the approval of the citizens. Any time a person says it is alright to take away my vote, they are deciding to give up democracy. Perhaps Iran or Syria is their government of choice. Before you flap your lips, know what you are talking about!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, all that can be done under the dictator called the emergency manager and it is still preferable to entering bankruptcy. At least the EM will work to get the community financially solvent whereas a judge in a bankruptcy will sell all assets to pay off the people owed money by the community. Yes democracy is compromised for some time but then you had your chance but you voted in incompetent idiots that are responsible for the financial debacle the community finds itself so you want to what, vote again for more idiots? You can't get out of this situation by voting whether you want an EM or not; its an EM or bankruptcy and pretending you are not in a financial shithole is just not facing reality. The citizens of Detroit were in total control of their destiny for many, many years but its time for a responsible adult to take over...play time is over...
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