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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:27:31 PM EDT
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Sad.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:33:37 PM EDT
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#4 was worse than I thought.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:34:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:35:08 PM EDT
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The only reason the US doesn't file for bankruptcy and leave the entire country looking like Detroit is because the Treasury is creating trillions of dollars out of thin air.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:36:21 PM EDT
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Evidently their server got Detroited. Edit. It's back up. Edit2: back down.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:37:52 PM EDT
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I left in 2001 and the city was starting to show positive signs. They had the new stadiums downtown, the casino's were coming, and private developers were developing high end units on the water front. They had everything going for it but apparently the corrupt and racist Mayor's and city council decided to continue their corruption, greed, and racist ways which ran the city into the ground.
I was just back in Detroit on July 4th weekend. Some buildings have been updated but just as many have now become abandoned. A private developer could come in and turn the city around, especially with all the cheap property. But they would be subject to the whims of the greedy, corrupt, and racist politicians there as well as union forces. Buying up several blocks, gating it off, cleaning it up, and providing security would be possible in areas now. But you would need union workers to do all that work as well as minority contractors. Then you could expect to get sued by a minority contractor for something. In the end it simply isn't worth it. Huge houses for $10,000 and less and it is not worth it. That is how bad the political climate is in Detroit.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:39:25 PM EDT
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Fact #26 Ran by Democraps since the 60's
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:39:25 PM EDT
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Reminds me of several cities I have been in Africa. Detroit has devinately become Fourth World...
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Posted: 7/25/2013 2:53:53 PM EDT
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I put a lot of blame on our national leaders too. Environmentalist wackos and their onerous laws have chased out manufacturing aided by things like NAFTA and free trade rhetoric.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:18:45 PM EDT
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For some reason I can't get the link, but a UK reporter used the same data and blamed capitalism. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:21:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sad. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:23:53 PM EDT
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I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:25:43 PM EDT
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Well, the last 7 are really just a restatement of the same thing.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:26:49 PM EDT
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I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit. MGM Grand, |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:28:07 PM EDT
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Facts are for racists and dogmatists. What you are seeing are the growing pains of a city that started from nothing and is striving to fight against racism and capitalism to earn the respect its hard working and dedicated populace deserves. Democrats have done nothing but selflessly give to their denizens over the last several decades but the greed of the capitalists is too great of an obstacle to overcome. Eventually they will need to apply force to overcome the self-serving attitudes of those stealing from their communities.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:30:14 PM EDT
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Once a great sign of capitalism and of America, now a bankrupt, derelict shit hole.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:31:27 PM EDT
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Detroit must have been a hell of a town back in the 50s, early 60s
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:31:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:31:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryReal? |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:32:28 PM EDT
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9) An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate. We're doomed
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:33:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We're doomed Quote HistoryQuoted: 9) An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate. We're doomed |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:37:12 PM EDT
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White Flight
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:41:24 PM EDT
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I bet there are areas in remote Africa with higher literacy rates. If you had to guess, what year do you think the USA passed 53% literacy? I can't find a solid source.. still looking. Just shocking to think how some sectors of humanity are marching backwards.. sadder still that this self-destruction was brought on by politicians who had their eyes wide open while it happened, and unflinchingly chose to do the wrong thing at every opportunity. When are we going to learn? |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:43:13 PM EDT
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Real? Quote HistoryNot 100% sure, but a whole bunch of stories like this came up when I searched. Enter At Your Own Risk: Police Union Says ‘War-Like’ Detroit Is Unsafe For Visitors |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:44:22 PM EDT
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So who is in this with me. We need about (at least) 50 families. We each buy a house for $500 bucks and make our own perimeter. We can fight off the hoards
 and live like kings on the inside . We will run our electricity off of solar/wind and grow our own food. We can go out by night/day and scrounge up fuel/resources as needed. It will be like the new American West We can own our own piece of land/homestead for $500. Once the word gets our about our survival more will come and we can build a new utopia. So WHO IS IN WITH ME
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:44:49 PM EDT
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They are now allowing a developer of section 8 housing to build on a premium piece of land down by the water. After the Mayor himself said "you don't want section 8 on the waterfront."
They never learn. Quoted:
For some reason I can't get the link, but a UK reporter used the same data and blamed capitalism. Capitalism built Detroit; socialism & black tribalism wrecked it. But the MSM is socialist and will not place blame there EVER. Quoted:
I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit. Yes, they bring in over a hundred million a year into the city's coffers. Now the state is going to help finance a new hockey stadium for them. Because it will help Detroit and the rich guys in sports shouldn't have to foot the bill by themselves. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:46:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The only reason the US doesn't file for bankruptcy and leave the entire country looking like Detroit is because the Treasury is creating trillions of dollars out of thin air. They do not have to actually even print them, they just change numbers on the balance sheets. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:47:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:48:42 PM EDT
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I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit. Visiting them is possibly one of the most dismal life experiences imaginable. 
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:49:02 PM EDT
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So who is in this with me. I've often wondered why investors don't do this. I think the answer would make me even sadder In the end, they probably realize that even at $500/lot, there is no profit to be made if things remain how they are.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:49:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Real? Quote HistoryPhotoshopped. Notice that the bolt heads on the lower sign don't line up with the posts.  |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:50:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: MGM Grand, Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit. MGM Grand, do they have private security guards with AK47's guarding the place like Mexico resorts?
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:53:28 PM EDT
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I remember about five or so years ago when renovating the Joe Louis arena was being discussed a white contractor went to a city council meeting to ask questions about work only to be told he was the wrong color to be looking for contract work in Detroit.
The unfunny douchebags on WRIF's morning radio show were having a field day with it. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:55:40 PM EDT
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Detroit must have been a hell of a town back in the 50s, early 60s Up until 1967.... 
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Posted: 7/25/2013 3:56:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Up until 1967.... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Detroit must have been a hell of a town back in the 50s, early 60s Up until 1967.... |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:03:05 PM EDT
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Real? Quote HistoryI've never seen that sign. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:07:42 PM EDT
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I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit. Detroit is a liberal democrat's utopia. Prince Andrew wants casinos in NY for the same reason - so it doesn't collapse until after he is long gone. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:09:34 PM EDT
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What a fucking mess and unfortunately for them they will have to deal with an administration that is not capable of offering viable solutions.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:10:22 PM EDT
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Wife just read that Detroit is reporting that if you're being pulled over by anything other than a fully marked police cruiser, chances are it's not a real cop.
Cripes. 
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:10:54 PM EDT
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The USA has double the amount of debt per person then Detroit does.
When the hard working tax payiers leave, all that's left is the FSA. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:16:42 PM EDT
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MGM Grand, Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I didn't know there were casinos in Detroit. MGM Grand, Also Motor City and Greektown. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:18:36 PM EDT
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That's why I said early 60s Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Detroit must have been a hell of a town back in the 50s, early 60s Up until 1967.... In gun shops around MI it's still considered a selling point if an old gun has a history of having been used to kill a rioter in 1967. There are more guns attributed to killing rioters than there were rioters killed. Or rioters, for that matter. 
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Posted: 7/25/2013 4:21:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
For some reason I can't get the link, but a UK reporter used the same data and blamed capitalism. 
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