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Old 06-13-2012, 03:06 PM
 
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And the city council said "spend spend spend"

Detroit City Council Refuses To Drop Lawsuit That Will Bankrupt Detroit in Four Days
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Based on the lawsuit, which is an attempt by the city to overrule an agreement with the state that requires budget cuts, the state of Michigan is threatening to hold back $80 million in funding. “They don’t seem to be backing down at all, so I don’t want to play this game of roulette and keep our citizens at risk,” pled Bing.
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Old 06-13-2012, 03:20 PM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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Detroit can't be saved.

Dems have ruined that city.
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Old 06-13-2012, 03:20 PM
 
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Bulldoze it and turn it into an agenda 21 utopia.
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Old 06-13-2012, 03:29 PM
 
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Hell ****ing yeah. Can't wait to see the riots. Better keep my pocket knife near me.
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Old 06-13-2012, 03:29 PM
 
Location: Sinking in the Great Salt Lake
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Or build a wall around it and dump all the country's violent prisoners into it, a la "Escape from New York" or "Arkham City". Then make it a reality show and use the advertising profits to save social security.
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Old 06-13-2012, 03:37 PM
 
Location: The D-M-V area
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Or build a wall around it and dump all the country's violent prisoners into it, a la "Escape from New York" or "Arkham City". Then make it a reality show and use the advertising profits to save social security.
The Hunger Games?

The Detroit Games!
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Old 06-13-2012, 05:37 PM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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It's going to be an interesting ride. Detriot may well be the first major city to go bankrupt...what will be the first state? I really have to wonder what goes through the minds of the leaders of these places? How do they imagine they can keep spending more than they bring in? I mean, who do they think they are, the feds?
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Old 06-13-2012, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Maryland
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Free Trade zone and homestead act should fix it up nice.
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Old 06-13-2012, 05:43 PM
 
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This is sad. I've always liked Detroit. I even considered buying one of the nice $8000 brick homes near the lake for summer use. It's too bad it's ran by imbecile's.
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Old 06-13-2012, 05:43 PM
 
Location: somewhere in the woods
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now all we need is for the USA/federal goverment would declare bankruptcy.
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