Detroit plan: close half the schools. (cities, American, Republican, America)

[70Ford]

Something similiar happened in Atlanta when I lived there.

The Boomer Century: 1946-2046

MAYOR SHIRLEY FRANKLIN

Instead of blaming her predecessor or glossing over the depth of the crisis, Franklin responded by leveling with Atlantans about the extent of the city’s problems, and asked everyone to bear the burden of solving them. She raised property taxes nearly 50%, slashed city services and eliminated 1,000 jobs from the city payroll, cut her own staff and salary, and imposed the strictest code of ethics for public employees anywhere in the state.

Wow, sounds like the first guy did a kind of crummy job, doncha think?

Atlanta's former mayor sentenced to prison - CNN

[plwhit]

Pity, Detroit was once a proud city. We can blame and point fingers, no matter, Detroit is now just another third world city.

[doc1]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Many of America's best-educated and successful old cities lean toward the left, including:

Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Denver
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Boston
New York
etc.

Along with some of the least educated and successful including Newark, Camden, Trenton, E St Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, etc.

[southbel]

So, basically the unions are getting theirs but the children are not? Got it.

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by southbel

So, basically the unions are getting theirs but the children are not? Got it.

That seems to be the case.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Review & Outlook: Detroit and Decay - WSJ.com

It's probably not a bad idea. This isn't new anyway. They've been talking about this for about two decades.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by KoobleKar

Detroit is a shining example of what happens when you vote for Democrats for over 5 decades straight even though you know they are the ones that are ruining your city.

This post is a shining example of what happens when you have no idea what the word "rust-belt" means.

[Nineties Flava]

Originally Posted by doc1

Along with some of the least educated and successful including Newark, Camden, Trenton, E St Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, etc.

Your point? Are they supposed to overshadow all the broke/unsuccessful/uneducated Republican cities or do you actually have a point?

[oz in SC]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

It's probably not a bad idea. This isn't new anyway. They've been talking about this for about two decades.

LOL....20 years...things move slow I guess.

[ozzie679]

I can't believe Detroit is in such shambles. I hate to say it, but they should tear down their dilapidated buildings and turn them into green spaces. Very depressing photos...