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hack89

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2. Detroit population in 1950 = 1.8 million. Population in 2010 = 750,000
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 08:14 PM
Dec 2012

When you loose 60% of your population with no corresponding retraction in infrastructure then things like this happen. Not only are there fewer people but they are poorer.

Detroit is simply too big for its population.

The federal government should assist Detroit but in turn Detroit has to commit to downsizing and rationalizing city services and infrastructure.

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