Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
Incompetence, corruption, criminal misuse of the public trust, sure -- all of that.

But isn't the underlying cause the way we've organized the metro, with a poor city surrounded by defensive cantons, all vying for a dwindling share of have-somes and have-mores?
I'm with you on regionalization, but I don't think anyone 'organized' anything. Nobody shipped people in rail cars to a ghetto or work camp. It was all voluntary.

The citizens made a collective decision to change the priorities of the city -- combined with some court ordered remedies to imagined problems such as segregation of schools [[where there no doubt was a problem -- but can anyone imagine that cross-district bussing is a wise solution?)

The citizens voices were heard -- and we see the result. Still, when a leader like Snyder tries to work on schools he's met with a chorus of 'stay away -- we'll solve this ourselves with the same methods we're been using'.

Nobody imposed the chaos. Wasn't 'organized'. It was the natural result of the actions of citizens. Now how do we change the structure to get better results? Sure -- regionalization should play a large part.