Abandoned DPS Book Repository: What's Matty Up To?

[Richard]

70,000 abandoned properties in the city meaning somebody walked away and left it to the taxpayers to clean up.

Anybody with a report that he owes taxes on any of his properties?

A billionaire with politicians in his pocket,name one that does not,money and politics make the world go around.

Even the average Joe can contribute to a city council members campaign which in turn helps their neighborhood in return,does that meen they in return are in your pocket?

It seems as though he is a private corporation which means his investments need a return,a bit different when you are gambling with taxpayers and others monies while waiting for a long term return.

He is a speculator no doubt but if one looks at the recent report on speculators and how they own thousands of properties without paying taxes he is minute in comparison,maybe he just holds high profile properties so is in the limelight more.

The most troubling thing to me are the comments that say he is a dictatorship but also the city should seize his properties.

The thing is the same laws that would apply to seize his properties could be used to seize yours.

There seems to be a heavy leaning in many threads towards a socialist society where everybody is equal and resources are a given right and everybody should make and have the same,there are some countries that may allow you to move there but in this country people work hard and sacrifice
to get ahead and are really under no obligation to share according to public wants.

The gentleman that built Penn Station wanted to have a private company that built for public good,he did it and when he passed the company said we built it so we can demolish it now.

Kinda explains why somebody with wealth would even spend millions towards public good and in the end all for naught.

[Honky Tonk]

The most troubling thing to me are the comments that say he is a dictatorship but also the city should seize his properties.

The thing is the same laws that would apply to seize his properties could be used to seize yours.

First off, Richard, you totally took my dictator comment out of contex. To get a firm comprehensive of what I meant, please re-read the post above mine. Second, the difference between how the law will affect somone like Matty Moroun, and someone like Honky Tonk, is directly propotionate to the amount of money each one has. Mr. Moroun will be able to stall indefinitely in a court of law, [[see 2nd span fiasco) and Honky Tonk will be sitting on the curb with his Hello Kitty collection in short order.

[Richard]

First off, Richard, you totally took my dictator comment out of contex. To get a firm comprehensive of what I meant, please re-read the post above mine. Second, the difference between how the law will affect somone like Matty Moroun, and someone like Honky Tonk, is directly propotionate to the amount of money each one has. Mr. Moroun will be able to stall indefinitely in a court of law, [[see 2nd span fiasco) and Honky Tonk will be sitting on the curb with his Hello Kitty collection in short order.

I understood the whole thread and you were most likely correct as most private companies are run as a dictatorship.

If everything was run on our emotions we all would be sitting on the curb eyeing your hello kitty collection.

The easy way to resolve all of this is to throw a number at him,all of the saints of Detroit have been given or are scheduled to receive hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds to improve the city so offer him say five hundred million?

The well he's a billionaire already speak does not hold water because the others are also.

It is after all free money after all,so that's my guess Five hundred million sounds good and should get him on the Detroit path of sainthood.