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Old 03-21-2008, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Detroit
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It is possible to live in Detroit without fear of angry black men robbing, raping and murdering you at every turn.

Sunvixen will be in AZ (?) soon. So perhaps we will be spared one less person making you believe that.


Then again....I'll be leaving too.
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Old 03-21-2008, 10:02 PM
 
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Oh, wow, you were here last Thanksgiving, eh? I spend over 250 hours EACH WEEK IN DETROIT.

I THINK I am a bit more qualified than you to post on this subject, but whatever floats yer boat.

To say it is no better than any other city is ridiculous. Would you REALLY say that over 80%of Chicago or any other major city is a war-torn ghetto. You're basing your opinion on a few square miles of downtown! How slanted is that!? Please name another major city that has 50% of it's businesses boarded-up or burnt??


Forbes just ranked Detroit as "MOST MISERABLE CITY IN THE UNITED STATES" out of the 150 largest... so it seems they do not think "all cities" are alike.

"Imagine living in a city with the country's highest rate for violent crime and the second-highest unemployment rate....Unfortunately, this nightmare is a reality for the residents of Detroit."

Here, read the rest:
America's Most Miserable Cities - Forbes.com


Let's toss in the fact that taxes in Detroit are more than any other place in MI and you get half the services! And that's in the GOOD areas!!

Michigan has been experiencing a one-state recession for quite some time now, and all of Michigan is losing population at one of the fastest rates in the country, that includes Detroit. Yet you say Detroit's economy "is a little slow"??? It is TERRIBLY slow and doesn't look to get better any time soon...why the heck do you think people who have lived here all their lives are now moving across the country, away from their friends and families? There IS a reason!

It is true the downtown area is doing better than it was before, and if you wish to live in a small bubble, it's a nice place to be.

But when I see somebody making a thread about how much improved Detroit is and how it's coming back fast...I think the person either has a house up for sale in the area or is a realtor in disguise. Because very, very, very few people in or around Detroit would make a statement like "Detroit is no better than any other city..."
its sad how people get SO WORKED UP in trashing the city. its people like you that scare prospective buyers away.

On topic, Metro Detroit is mainly just behind other metros. NYC and Chicago revitalization started in the 80's whereas Detroits started at the turn of the century. The auto industry looks as grim as ever but the region is slowly diversifying (adding healthcare and high-tech sector jobs).
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Old 03-23-2008, 06:01 PM
 
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"It is possible to live in Detroit without fear of angry black men robbing, raping and murdering you at every turn. "


Nope.
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Old 03-24-2008, 05:41 AM
 
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Default Detroit - good???

I don't spend much time there - it's not very safe. We moved here from Atlanta and the first time we drove through Detroit my kids asked"If there had been a war here recently? Lots of burned out buildings and houses and the home insurance rate is one of the highest in the country due to all the fires and crime in Detroit. Detroit has very little to offer when you compare it to Atlanta, NYC, Dallas, Chicago and even LA area. It's a very sad, depressing and cold place to live.
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Old 03-24-2008, 09:47 PM
 
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Detroit has the most visible scars of any major city in the country, that is true,
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