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IdaBriggs

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11. Detroit is a disaster and it was made by the people running things.

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 02:01 PM

Mar 2013

Here is a link to 1,844 homes that are UNDER $20,000 --

http://www.zillow.com/homes/detroit,-mi_rb/#/homes/for_sale/Detroit-MI/house,apartment_condo_type/17762_rid/0-20000_price/0-71_mp/42.466525,-82.85923,42.238685,-83.338509_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/

And another link to the 1,228 that are UNDER $10,000 --

http://www.zillow.com/homes/detroit,-mi_rb/#/homes/for_sale/Detroit-MI/house,apartment_condo_type/17762_rid/0-10000_price/0-35_mp/42.466525,-82.85923,42.238685,-83.338509_rect/10_zm/0_mmm/

"Property tax" = Give Me A Break.

And let us not even TALK about the 50% graduation rate.

FIFTY PERCENT. No one who wants their child to have a future would roll those dice.

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all I can tell you about Detroit is those complaining have never worked there [View all] backwoodsbob Mar 2013 OP

I agree with you. aristocles Mar 2013 #1

Ok well I currently live in Detroit now! michello Mar 2013 #2

Part of the problem is that today you can only vote for the corrupt machine politicos. aristocles Mar 2013 #3

why should a company pay taxes on a company they have abandoned? backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #4

The company needs to pay tax theKed Mar 2013 #5

If you don't pay taxes, the property is foreclosed upon. badtoworse Mar 2013 #6

If the property wasn't owned free & clear, the BANK owns it after a foreclosure. And BANKS, BIG HiPointDem Mar 2013 #80

Same end result - the city winds up owning the property... badtoworse Mar 2013 #93

Multinational banks are the biggest non-payers of taxes in Detroit. The same banks who made HiPointDem Mar 2013 #94

That makes no sense as a business strategy badtoworse Mar 2013 #98

the finance sector didn't lose. and the banks got bailed out. see how that works? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #104

What does that have to do with the decision to walk away from the properties? badtoworse Mar 2013 #105

the entire *point* of stealing other people's property is to make it available cheap for your peeps. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #106

Not just corporations EC Mar 2013 #7

Those are some of the corporations I mean theKed Mar 2013 #10

Property taxes follow the house, not the owner notadmblnd Mar 2013 #28

The bank walks away without EC Mar 2013 #34

if the banks don't pay, the property goes to the city notadmblnd Mar 2013 #42

I wondered if many of these properties had EC Mar 2013 #58

Big banks are the biggest non-payers of property taxes in Detroit. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #81

Thank you! michello Mar 2013 #8

"quit looking for a handout and start looking at it's problems" Union Scribe Mar 2013 #52

Good for you, michello navarth Mar 2013 #69

Thanks for the first-hand experience (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #9

Detroit is a disaster and it was made by the people running things. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #11

That is so sad. YarnAddict Mar 2013 #78

It is sad, but you can't just fix up one house on a street and IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #102

It isn't right YarnAddict Mar 2013 #108

There should be a Habitat for Humanity-type YarnAddict Mar 2013 #111

The biggest property tax non-payers are BANKS. BIG BANKS. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #79

Lol, michello Mar 2013 #12

DUzy!! KamaAina Mar 2013 #29

Hey Kama Aina! michello Mar 2013 #33

You got it! KamaAina Mar 2013 #37

You are simply AWESOME! trixie Mar 2013 #32

hell, why not appoint an emergency manager to run the whole country, since emergency managers HiPointDem Mar 2013 #117

how dare you backwoodsbob Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #13

It is now official: DU is arguing Facism versus Democracy. ieoeja Mar 2013 #14

It's rather remarkable, isn't it?? myrna minx Mar 2013 #15

How about when Democracy gets in the way of basic government? Recursion Mar 2013 #16

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #17

I am sure he will get the trains running on time. n/t ieoeja Mar 2013 #21

Careful...creeping Godwinism! aristocles Mar 2013 #22

It's not paranoia when people really are out to get you. ieoeja Mar 2013 #25

If city workers have taken bribes Bay Boy Mar 2013 #54

Sorry, can't find your definition of fascism in any dictionary. n/t aristocles Mar 2013 #18

Websters. Javaman Mar 2013 #60

it has nothing to do with fascism backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #40

The infant mortality rate due to the food desert issue alone is staggering. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #43

Yeah last time I was in Detroit I took took the family there backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #45

You are incorrect in multiple ways navarth Mar 2013 #68

The Honey Bee on Bagley is a great grocery. FarCenter Mar 2013 #83

I DO love that city backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #103

I just mentioned Whole Foods as one example navarth Mar 2013 #107

I go to Sindbads often 1gobluedem Mar 2013 #82

It's the 1940 Chophouse, Bob superpatriotman Mar 2013 #121

Your history is a bit mangled caraher Mar 2013 #122

Yep. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #48

agreed La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #49

This site is still michello Mar 2013 #19

It will end up being a land grab for the rich. nt Snotcicles Mar 2013 #20

What land.... WCGreen Mar 2013 #30

Without doubt etherealtruth Mar 2013 #39

I think that is the whole plan putitinD Mar 2013 #77

Does the average resident know what a nightmare the city is to deal with? dkf Mar 2013 #23

I have plenty of leftist Detroiters on my Facebook list. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #24

With all the problems real or imagines nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #26

If your elected leaders are bad gollygee Mar 2013 #27

Have you ever heard of Block Busting? Redlining? NWHarkness Mar 2013 #31

Sadly it's been ignored by Bay Boy Mar 2013 #57

Yeah, I'm not shedding any tears for Detroit. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #35

So that means they are beyond redemption? Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #62

Thanks for your constructive input navarth Mar 2013 #70

Detroit is definitely "F"ed up etherealtruth Mar 2013 #36

Is it much worse than South Carolina? bluestate10 Mar 2013 #109

California also has lots of rules, regulations and red tape KamaAina Mar 2013 #38

It's not democratic, but it's not fascism. BlueCheese Mar 2013 #41

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #44

You don't get to take democracy away Union Scribe Mar 2013 #46

Um, yes, yes you can. There is a Supreme Court case going on about it right now. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #47

Yeah, use that as an excuse to destroy voters' rights Union Scribe Mar 2013 #50

NOTHING is being privatized that I am aware of -- and your ignorance IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #53

Yes I DO have a kneejerk reaction against Republican disaster capitalism Union Scribe Mar 2013 #56

The previous governor was a Democrat, and she ignored it, too. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #59

you don't seem to know much about detroit for someone who supposedly lives there. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #86

Are you seriously implying that things are hunky dory in Detroit? IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #87

you made the claim they can't *give* property away in detroit. it's false. no, you don't live in HiPointDem Mar 2013 #88

I already provided the links for cheap properties in Detroit. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #90

where corruption flourishes, there's *always* conspiracy. *always*. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #92

"Disaster capitalism" is PRECISELY what brought Detroit to this point. Romulox Mar 2013 #63

BTW, your personal attacks really suck. Let people discuss this matter without subjecting Romulox Mar 2013 #64

Are you serious? Union Scribe Mar 2013 #66

As cancer. nt Romulox Mar 2013 #72

Because taking away the right of citizens to vote at all is exactly analogous to citizens *voting* HiPointDem Mar 2013 #84

No, it is about protecting the rights of MINORITIES -- IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #89

the average citizen of detroit is in the minority? or the majority of detroiters are criminals who HiPointDem Mar 2013 #91

Yes, yes! At last you understand! I *hate* democracy! IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #96

I didn't call you a fascist, Ida. And nothing you have said has anything to do with the point HiPointDem Mar 2013 #97

My apologies for misunderstanding about you calling me a fascist. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #100

Don't forget the city council, Ida. amandabeech Mar 2013 #114

Agreed. The entire "culture of corruption" is just infuriating. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #118

"NO ONE but detroit can be blamed for detroits problems" WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #51

Will, this time you are wrong. It was the Idiots *STEALING* IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #55

Redlining NWHarkness Mar 2013 #65

Detroit's schools have been under some form of state control almost continuously since 1999. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #74

Thanks for your posts, bob. The majority posting here doesn't give a fuck about Detroit. Romulox Mar 2013 #61

Man was I ever wrong about you. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #67

That's fine. If you defend the status quo in Detroit, you're not my ally. nt Romulox Mar 2013 #71

If you defend voiding union contracts, you aren't mine. nt Union Scribe Mar 2013 #73

That's going to happen. Either with EFM or in Bankruptcy Court. Detroit is unsustainable. Romulox Mar 2013 #75

I support you, Romulox. amandabeech Mar 2013 #115

Come on now. Everyone in Detroit gets paid bribes? upaloopa Mar 2013 #76

Don't you have another family member's dog to shoot in cold blood? flvegan Mar 2013 #85

Wow...Promoting Fascism on DU. I am amazed something I thought I'd would not see. Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #95

My first real job out of high school was in Detroit. kentuck Mar 2013 #99

I worked in Detroit for a year in the 80s Vinnie From Indy Mar 2013 #101

I know what I am about to say will be ignored, but Detroit's problems are not from corruption ... kwassa Mar 2013 #110

Clear and simple. Detroit's problem is the same as the rest of the country. Outsourcing of jobs. navarth Mar 2013 #112

+1 Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #113

on the money. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #116

Thank you for this Cal Carpenter Mar 2013 #119

Glad to be of service. navarth Mar 2013 #120