Quote Originally Posted by ferntruth View Post
Express your opinion all you like - it doesnt change the reality that ITS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. Detroit will have to find another solution other than standing there with its collective hand out begging for a handout.

The rest of the State and the Country would go apeshit crazy if we were forced to step in financially and take care of those who cannot take care of themselves. How Detroit gets out of this mess is their problem, not the rest of the country - thats my opinion.

OK then how about the rest of the country decides to not send the army, navy, air force, marines, peace corps, Bruce Willis and assorted action figures anytime shit happens in places like Iraq or Afghanistan, or Lybia.

What is the big deal trying to restore a city that has seen better days? How about showering money on a massive urban re-design with A-1 transit and business districts that would be the pride of the region instead of repeating the same mistakes from the past?

Maybe an EFM is needed, but the emergency measures would not be enough to counter the attrition and the blight, whereas a massive investment in a region that needs to pull together is a better way through the mess that is Detroit.