Native Detroiter here, now living in a nearby red, mostly rural county surrounded by a sea of blue, since 1976.
This is not a new problem for Detroit. This isnt a result of the nations current problems. This has been happening since Coleman Young became mayor in 1972. He had his pay to play operation in gold krugerrands in the 70s. Kwame Kilpatrick is still in Federal prison for his pay to play schemes. The Detroit School system went bankrupt because teachers and admins robbed the system blind. There hadnt been a grocery store within city limits in 25 years. Street lights, snow plowing and trash pickup dont exist in its neighborhoods.
That said the current mayor has made progress. Some neighborhoods are being revitalized by Pulte Homes. Others are being razed and community farms established. Detroit is a city whose area provides for 3 million residents (the 1960 population when Detroit was the nations 4th largest city) but only contains 600k. There are vast vacant areas allowed to decay because Detroit has no tax base left to fund its downsizing.
Detroit has major problems mostly brought on by corrupt government (and truthfully the AME Church system) but it isnt a recent development that can be blamed on the current situation.
Native Detroiter here, now living in a nearby red, mostly rural county surrounded by a sea of blue, since 1976.
This is not a new problem for Detroit. This isnt a result of the nations current problems. This has been happening since Coleman Young became mayor in 1972. He had his pay to play operation in gold krugerrands in the 70s. Kwame Kilpatrick is still in Federal prison for his pay to play schemes. The Detroit School system went bankrupt because teachers and admins robbed the system blind. There hadnt been a grocery store within city limits in 25 years. Street lights, snow plowing and trash pickup dont exist in its neighborhoods.
That said the current mayor has made progress. Some neighborhoods are being revitalized by Pulte Homes. Others are being razed and community farms established. Detroit is a city whose area provides for 3 million residents (the 1960 population when Detroit was the nations 4th largest city) but only contains 600k. There are vast vacant areas allowed to decay because Detroit has no tax base left to fund its downsizing.
Detroit has major problems mostly brought on by corrupt government (and truthfully the AME Church system) but it isnt a recent development that can be blamed on the current situation.
Funny. Me too. "L.C."? lets get a beer XD
Yea LC
Oh and I thought Kwame was pardoned?
Trump commuted his sentence