Eh, he balanced the books. That was his job. Did he fail at some other things [[like public safety)? Sure. But lack of fiscal discipline seems to be a misplaced criticism. It's like criticizing Bush for having no minority cabinet appointees...
What struck me last night while I was reading this is that Detroit's revenues have been relatively stable, inflation adjusted, since the city was at peak population. That is something I certainly did not expect to see.
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