There seems to be a trend towards "what if...." threads. What if Detroit had enough cops, what would happen if armed militias were allowed, what would happen if Detroit allowed "Stop and Frisk", you know, that kind of thread.

I'm a small town city councilman, and as such is familiar with things like the budget process and legal implications, and every time I see one of these threads, I have this tendency to post something along the lines of "Interesting idea, but there's a big legal problem here...." or maybe simply "Grow up, people". Face it, these are pipe dreams and unfortunately, we live in the real world.

It is in this thought I pose this question. Given the economic situation in Detroit....and by economic I mean the current financial shape of the city and/or county......what should be done to help Detroit come back.

Real doable ideas, please.