Quote Originally Posted by Hermod View Post
Just what were Oakland and Macomb supposed to do? Should they have decreed that no new houses could be built in the counties after 1946? Should they have denied all permits for construction of industrial, commercial, and residential facilities? Should they have told people to just stay in Detroit and use the industrial, commercial, and residential resources there?
My friend, it is what it is. I don't recall mentioning that Oakland and Macomb did not have a right to exist. I don't and never had a problem with people moving to the burbs. What I have a problem with is the city vs. suburbs. Chicago does not have to compete with its suburbs. Same can be same for San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, etc... Yet, in Detroit, the suburbs as one would compete directly with Detroit for people, money, opportunities and I don't have a problem with the suburbs getting theirs but they got theirs at Detroit's expense.