What kills me here it that it seems that die-hard suburbanites seem to forget that their communites would not even EXIST without Detroit. Personally I really don't care if someone is passionate about arts and culture or not, however there are implications for the health of the region and the broader economy. If we are trying to attract big business, aren't they going to look at if the area will attract good talent? Aren't we trying to retain young, entrepreneurial graduates? Because although some of those people may be perfectly happy in the suburbs, many are willing to pay to not have to deal with traffic, have amenities, etc. Although cities seem to be most healthy with a mix of people, working and professional class, let's be honest it is the better off who want mass transit and amenties and it is their money the cities desperately need, and the health of cities help the region. Or to sum it up like all the talking heads like to say, "It's about the economy, stupid."
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