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9. That's just nuts.

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Fri Mar 15, 2013, 11:43 PM

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In Benton Harbor Michigan [View all] erinlough Mar 2013 OP

Thank you for this post! Union Scribe Mar 2013 #1

This is fucking bullshit. Fuck the emergency manager, I hope he gets run out of town on a rail. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #2

I agree the targets have all been black communities erinlough Mar 2013 #4

That's how education deform started. The fascists were 'just trying to help' those 'poor black HiPointDem Mar 2013 #6

Sorry Crepuscular Mar 2013 #33

I'm not looking at it in the same terms you express. erinlough Mar 2013 #34

All of the cities? Crepuscular Mar 2013 #35

You are right, sorry. Hamtramck is 53% white. erinlough Mar 2013 #44

Here's his injuries: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #3

An excellent summary of what has happened in Michigan by Big Ed erinlough Mar 2013 #5

thanks. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #7

Ed appears to believe the plan was actually to help the people and that it somehow went wrong. Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #19

Anybody who's read Naomi Klein's book.... socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #29

True. Hopefully the Trend is now clear in Europe and even here so that people may Respond. n/t Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #51

"Confessions of an Economic Hitman" ReRe Mar 2013 #49

This is really bad. mountain grammy Mar 2013 #8

That's just nuts. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #9

What you get for less taxes. Ask the home owners how they feel about smaller government. Ask the ... marble falls Mar 2013 #10

Never, the local Lakeland hospital is privately owned and a money grubbing pit already erinlough Mar 2013 #12

I am really starting to hate that term "privately owned". And I'm Republican. Some .... marble falls Mar 2013 #15

Something bad is going to happen in Michigan.... ReRe Mar 2013 #11

I have written to all of my senators who are Dems. erinlough Mar 2013 #18

At least that will be able to be appealed through the court system No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #21

So Michigan has a judicial system which is not tainted by corruption? Good to know. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #39

I'm thinking Federal courts No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #45

So the Federal courts in Michigan are not tainted by corruption and big money? AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #46

Wait and see. No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #47

Here's some relatively recent news re one of the Federal judges in Detroit: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #48

They WANT "something" to happen SoCalDem Mar 2013 #36

my city has one too maryellen99 Mar 2013 #37

This story needs to go viral. K&R onestepforward Mar 2013 #13

The husband of one of my cousins is a retired firefighter Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #14

Jesus. I know almost nothing about firefighting SheilaT Mar 2013 #16

My sentiments exactly... ReRe Mar 2013 #25

Fuck "austerity" no matter what They call it as They force it upon us all. Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #17

BASTARDS Skittles Mar 2013 #20

This lack of fire protection has to affect No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #22

Michigan is very misunderstood in my opinion erinlough Mar 2013 #23

I understand the city Dems vs. Rep. rurals. No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #24

I did look at the vote totals for my district erinlough Mar 2013 #27

Unfortunately, I know several very well-educated white people.... llmart Mar 2013 #31

Incredible - send in one man to stop a fire - I guess they want everything to burn down. MI seems to freshwest Mar 2013 #26

The ones who voted for Snyder.... ReRe Mar 2013 #50

What I want to know is what are the qualifications.... ReRe Mar 2013 #28

Sue the emergency manager for negligence perdita9 Mar 2013 #30

Not allowed he has total control once he takes over. Nt erinlough Mar 2013 #32

He may have the power to cut the force watoos Mar 2013 #38

Then Democracy is truly dead in Michigan perdita9 Mar 2013 #52

Among the most obvious tragedy of this stupidity and greed caseymoz Mar 2013 #40

This shit is going to happen as long as the people let it. Doremus Mar 2013 #41

government by private equity KT2000 Mar 2013 #42

Why doesn't Benton Harbor organize a volunteer fire department? FarCenter Mar 2013 #43