Pro soccer coming to Detroit?

[313WX]

Poor LA, SF, Seattle, Boston, etc.

Actually, every single one of those cities made the shortlist for either the U.S. Army Futures Command or Amazon HQ2 [[and they also have MLS teams).

Metro Detroit can't even manage that, which is a disgrace and the judging from the reaction in the Free Press article, can't feel good, especially if you're a person who actually wants the region to land national economic developments in order to grow [[the region's population is still lower than its 1970 peak) and become more competitive.

[Bham1982]

Actually, every single one of those cities made the shortlist for either the U.S. Army Futures Command or Amazon HQ2 [[and they also have MLS teams).

Who cares? None were selected. None of these cities are getting either prize.

Amazon HQ2 is a farce anyways, with predetermined "winner". It's just Amazon trying to force Seattle's hand on taxation and development. There is no HQ2.

Metro Detroit can't even manage that, which is a disgrace as the judging from the reaction in the Free Press, can't feel good.

Your definition of "disgrace" is apparently "not winning some fake competition". None of these cities are winning anything, so all these cities are a "disgrace", or none are.

[313WX]

Amazon HQ2 is a farce anyways, with predetermined "winner".

Ok, thanks for letting us know Mr. Bezos!

[Bham1982]

Ok, thanks for letting us know Mr. Bezos!

It's pretty well-known that HQ2, at least as promoted, doesn't exist. There is no precedent or logic to having dual HQ. Doesn't mean people won't be fooled. Of course some city will be "announced" and there will be some jobs created, but it has nothing to do with an HQ2 and was long-since decided. "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public".

The gangsters and con artists "leading" this nation, the fact that cities are desperately whoring themselves over a "HQ2" that most analysts say doesn't even exist, are pretty good Exhibits A and B. Most people are easily fooled, and politicians will never shy away from self-serving civic promotion.

[313WX]

There is no precedent...to having dual HQ.

There was no precedent to a major city filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy either, yet it still happened.