Can Detroit be turned around? What is the lesson for other cities?

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mrstickball said:

Mr Khan said:

mrstickball said:

That's the key.

The problem is that they don't. The city is 90% liberal. Said liberals don't understand what makes a city attractive to new businesses. They continue to do things that scare off businesses, which perpetuates all of the problems the city has.

I think the first step is for the state of Michigan to step in and put the city under their control - kick out every government worker/elected official, and put it under a manager with unilateral powers. Allow them to change tax code and what's needed to fix the city. It'll take years or decades, but it can work.

Whatever happened to belief in local control, hmm?

The question was "What can be done to save Detroit", not "What should be done with Detroit".

There are only 2 ways to resolve the Detroit issue, at this point in time:

1) State takeover of the city, removal of all politicians and a manager installed to run the city to return it to health

2) Bankruptcy of one of the largest cities in America. Cessation of any loans to the city, and instantaneous balancing of all books. This will result in almost no government services such as fire and police.

 

Now, I have absolutely no problem with #2 happening. In fact, I'd love to see it happen to hopefully provide an example of what will happen when the US itself goes bankrupt. But again, I was only providing solutions, not demands.

Good article on that front explaining other city bankruptcies.

http://www.npr.org/2012/07/11/156621232/what-happens-when-a-city-declares-bankruptcy