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    I got caught in the East Coast housing crash of...

    I got caught in the East Coast housing crash of 1989. Like many in the current crisis, I paid market at the time of bubble. My house was three times the Mid-Michigan price. When prices collapsed, and...
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    Last I looked at their website, there are over...

    Last I looked at their website, there are over eighty Spartan Stores in Detroit.
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    Not the OP, but my Taxable Value in Farmington...

    Not the OP, but my Taxable Value in Farmington Hills for 2010 is 67% of the 2006 amount.
  4. Interesting, that chart is close to what happened...

    Interesting, that chart is close to what happened from 1965 to 2005 on Lake Michigan, north of Whitehall. Most lakeside houses there are up 50+ feet of bluff, but there was some space for a small...
  5. BAM - Just say the magic phrase and another...

    BAM - Just say the magic phrase and another Communist sleeper agent wakes up! :D
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    If I read it right aren't these cuts because we...

    If I read it right aren't these cuts because we don't have the dollars to match the Federal Highway Trust Funds available? So it would follow that Michigan doesn't have the funds to do the match for...
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    Maybe there is the "93%" rented for...

    Maybe there is the "93%" rented for apartments/houses ready to rent, but down the block are big apartment buildings where you can see the sky through the windows because they are burned out. I drove...
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    Bob Baldori and the Woolies were cranking on that...

    Bob Baldori and the Woolies were cranking on that music...
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    I thought the "Detroit only" laws were modified a...

    I thought the "Detroit only" laws were modified a few years back to read "a city over 750,000 in population".
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    What else do you need... ...

    What else do you need...

    http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/holder-gun-control/2008/11/21/id/326743

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    One way the police in East Lansing harrass...

    One way the police in East Lansing harrass students drinking on the front porch is to call them over to speak with them. When the kid with a bottle or can steps on the sidewalk, which is public, the...
  12. From the Farmington Press 12/30/09..."Farmington...

    From the Farmington Press 12/30/09..."Farmington Hills and the other [23] communities, through council, will have to decide by the end of January whether you're going to allow your voters the...
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    Since WDIV refused to do anything to Rob Parker...

    Since WDIV refused to do anything to Rob Parker on the lies about MSU QB Kirk Cousins, he is dead to me. I won't view any of their local content or go to clickondetroit.
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    Look, you have to be smart about how to get a...

    Look, you have to be smart about how to get a crowd. You need to feed them, donuts and coffee early, and hot dogs and two beer or drink tickets after at the SEIU hall, After all, Cuba can get 50,000...
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    Bring back the Government Cheese!

    Bring back the Government Cheese!
  16. I thought we were trying to lower hunger in...

    I thought we were trying to lower hunger in Detroit
  17. But wait, why project forward when we have data...

    But wait, why project forward when we have data for Houston, Indy, Columbus, etc,? Remember, it is up to YOU to prove the point. Where is the data for the areas that have done this?
  18. How? Efficiencies of eliminating all those...

    How? Efficiencies of eliminating all those municipal departments? Prove it - use the cities that expanded like this and give proof. I have to think that any combination of city suburb will...
  19. Unless things have changed, Citizens won't write...

    Unless things have changed, Citizens won't write in Detroit. A lot of companies have not wanted to write policies in Detroit for a long time, because of the bad experience. What the State Insurance...
  20. It is up to those who would support the unigov to...

    It is up to those who would support the unigov to prove that it worked like this in the other places in the US that tried it. I envision someone like Ficano now having 20-30 times more $$ for...
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    Dang - that is a lot of building to tear down....

    Dang - that is a lot of building to tear down. 2.5 Million Sq Ft is 15% more than the Empire State Building.
  22. I assume the government in those places is at...

    I assume the government in those places is at least lucid, which is not the case here. As I said in the thread that spawned this one - Who would be lining up to be represented by tiara-wearing...
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    Sure, I grew up in a densely packed area of East...

    Sure, I grew up in a densely packed area of East Lansing, and went to the schoolyard and woods to play. Of course, almost all the woods are gone. One problem now is parents are afraid to let their...
  24. Because it wouldn't pass in the State...

    Because it wouldn't pass in the State Legislature. The Governor doesn't change laws by fiat.
  25. http://www.urbanoasis.org/UHA_2006.pdf "The...

    http://www.urbanoasis.org/UHA_2006.pdf


    "The October 1925 vote was the last major annexation measure to succeed in Detroit. The
    late 1920s saw a significant slowing of real estate speculation...
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