Originally Posted by
313WX
Right, it'll be dead.
And if anything, this financial crap may even acclerate the population decline further if not handled tactfully. That's why the claims that such as "If a system is broke, it needs to be completely overhauled" are full of bunk, and these folks don't have any clue how government and economics works. A government and municipality is not a small business, especially a government and municipality as big as Detroit.
Detroiters, those who live in 95%-98% of the rest of the city outside downtown, are sick of the crap and I'm not sure what person expects them to put up with it too much longer.
The city needs to find a way to increase residents and generate revenue without burdening the residents who are already here and are burdened enough.
*Lobby to reinstate the residency requirement [[state-level). There should also be something arranged where the city can do a frequent audit of sorts on these folks to make sure they are in fact residing at their residents in the city.
*Eliminate property tax loopholes
*Eliminate tax credits for corporations in downtown [[if they're truly dedicated to bringing back downtown, let them do it on their own).
*Fire 60% of all employees at CAYMC. I'm referencing the redundant administrative workers.
*Eliminate two of the council seats.
*Cut their salairies by 60%, and elimnates all the perks such as private vehicles and security.
*Keep the income tax for those who live in the city the same and raise them for those who work in the city but live outside the city to 3.5%.
*Place a ban on anymore suburban development, unless all the already developed land is occupied [[state-level)
*Give away city-owned property for free and forgive past tax liabilities.
*Completely outsoure the accounting department to Paychex and a Big 4 Accounting Firm.
*Put in place a maximum weight limit for Detroit police officers and require that only so many work at the police precinct at any given time while the rest are out patrolling the streets [[by foot or in cruister).
*Instead of sending people to jail or fining them for drug posession, make them work without pay for the city during the duration of their sentence.
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