Why aren't they all moving to Oakland County? Michigan is in a life or death battle and Detroit is the key to its survival. Everyone is so infatuated with the idea that it’s not necessary to have a vibrant urban center to build a strong sustainable economy. Instead of the city pulling the state down, it could be pulling it up. What the hell else is there in Illinois? Chicago is Illinois’ economy. If the state can stop dancing around the political ramifications of investing in urbanizing technologies for the city, it could save itself.