you want to end blight. adopt polices which encourage business development... such as low taxes. you want people to return target area by area with reasonable property taxes and charter schools. you want to continue to suck... bail out democrat fools with federal money.
We've been "carrying" the South for the better part of two centuries, so I think this tidbit of aid to Detroit is not out of line.
The same old ridiculous argument. So you're saying Detroit was a net giver for the better part of two centuries?
Talk about throwing good money after bad. They might as well have sent it to some Nigerian King running a scam. Outcome will be the same. Money stolen by crooks, the people in need will get nothing, but we can all feel warm and fuzzy about the good intentions, right? F'N dummies!
this is actually another too big to fail problem. these politicians need to be cleaned out... not subsidized.
Michigan is net positive. I don't have any info on Detroit alone, but given that city's long economic importance to the state...