Detroit files for bankruptcy

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Max E., Jul 18, 2013.

  1. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    " Detroit files for bankruptcy"


    Headlines sometime in the near future: "USA files for bankruptcy"
     
    #91     Aug 8, 2013
  2. TGregg

    TGregg

    50,000 abandoned dogs roaming streets of Detroit in packs


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    Attacks have become so prevalent that the U.S. Postal Service has temporarily halted delivery to some of Detroit’s neighborhoods after 25 carriers reported being bitten by dogs from October 2012 through July 2013, the story notes.

    In a truly bizarre development, mail carrier Catherine Guzik said she was attacked by “swarms of tiny, ferocious dogs” while on the job.

    “It’s like Chihuahuaville,” she said.

    Pit bills, or mixed breeds of the dog, are the most prevalent type of dog left out in the wild. Animal control officials say the dogs are often used for criminal purposes by individuals who rely on the dogs to guard abandoned homes where stolen property is kept.

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    http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sidesho...ing-city-officials-overwhelmed-220610479.html



    If Obama had a city. . .
     
    #92     Aug 22, 2013
  3. Lucrum

    Lucrum

    #93     Aug 29, 2013
  4. Max E.

    Max E.

    Detroit so broke they cant even issue death certificates

    THE INCREDIBLE REASON DETROIT TEMPORARILY STOPPED ISSUING DEATH CERTIFICATES

    Detroit’s funeral directors were shocked this summer when they were told the city could not process death certificates.

    The Incredible Reason Detroit Stopped Issuing Death Certificates
    Ruins at the abandoned Packard Automotive Plant as seen on Sept. 4, 2013 in Detroit. (Getty Images)
    But more shocking may be the reason why: The city couldn’t get the paper to print them.

    “FYI, city of Detroit can’t process death certificates because they have no paper and don’t have money to buy any,” Wallace Williams, president of the Michigan Select Funeral Directors Association, texted his colleagues, the Detroit News reported.

    Yes, five days after it filed for bankruptcy on July 18, the city of Detroit was so financially broken it was unable to issue birth and death certificates.

    Williams referred to the temporary certificate shortage as “dire.”

    He said the certificate shortage could cause major headaches for families of the deceased because without certified copies, they wouldn’t be able to access bank accounts, file insurance claims or access probate court.

    “Have you ever heard such a crock?” he told the Detroit News. “They told us they ran out of paper and it might take five days to get some.”
     
    #94     Sep 7, 2013
  5. BSAM

    BSAM

    How long before martial law is imposed in Detroit?
     
    #95     Sep 7, 2013
  6. fhl

    fhl

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    #96     Sep 11, 2013