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Wait Wut

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28. Holy crap.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #23)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 04:17 PM

Dec 2013

Is Junior High on break or something?

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if you ran detroit what would you do [View all] rdking647 Dec 2013 OP

default... let the court decide beachbum bob Dec 2013 #1

Get out of Dodge n/t doc03 Dec 2013 #2

I was going to post "Run FROM Detroit". n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #5

I am a Gunsmoke fan n/t doc03 Dec 2013 #17

nuke it from orbit. loli phabay Dec 2013 #3

I know you think this is a joke gollygee Dec 2013 #13

reference, movie aliens loli phabay Dec 2013 #15

Ah gollygee Dec 2013 #18

It's the only way to be sure Fla_Democrat Dec 2013 #66

Game Over man......Game Over..... NM_Birder Dec 2013 #114

"In that context, this whole thread really sucks." Wait Wut Dec 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author oldhippie Dec 2013 #87

Beg. Wait Wut Dec 2013 #4

Its okay. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #45

Bankruptcy is the only option and everyone will get a haircut. badtoworse Dec 2013 #6

My list RandySF Dec 2013 #7

You and I would agree on most things, I think. Wait Wut Dec 2013 #16

The $13B JP Morgan settlement will help with nos. 3 & 5 frazzled Dec 2013 #24

I like all those, Randy. I watched the Bourdain piece also. There is a ton of potential there. CurtEastPoint Dec 2013 #34

But how do you solve the current crisis rdking647 Dec 2013 #61

Right now RandySF Dec 2013 #65

If there's no money for transit, encourage neighborhood entrepreneurs Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #83

At Tue Dec 3, 2013, 02:50 PM an alert was sent on the following post: In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #8

WTH? Wait Wut Dec 2013 #9

We seem to have some very confused DUers around today. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #10

I blame tired hands and failing eyesight myself. loli phabay Dec 2013 #11

That's my excuse at the end of most days. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #26

Porn killed Detroit? Wait Wut Dec 2013 #12

There is porn everywhere! In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #23

well something like forty percent of all internet searches are for porn loli phabay Dec 2013 #27

I've done my share of searching today. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #30

Holy crap. Wait Wut Dec 2013 #28

lol, its probuably the reason why the internet has grown, much the same as video in the past. loli phabay Dec 2013 #54

That alert was not sent because of the right-wing nature of the post KamaAina Dec 2013 #29

I agree ... call outs aren't allowed. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #31

That was quite possibly the worst alert ever. Agschmid Dec 2013 #63

I'm not very good at alerting on a post. In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #70

One thing you don't do is ... frazzled Dec 2013 #14

question is, are the people who live in Detroit willing to sacrifice to make it work loli phabay Dec 2013 #21

how about I answer that for you. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #41

thanks for the answer, was just wondering if people feel its worth saving detroit as a city loli phabay Dec 2013 #47

Duh!!!!!!! mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #55

honestly, dont feel either way about it, was just wondering if the city is in the death throes loli phabay Dec 2013 #56

Death Throes??????? mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #57

no idea what you mean, dont watch tv other than some shows loli phabay Dec 2013 #58

unincorporate... the land would be a nice moose preserve...nt quadrature Dec 2013 #19

Invade Canada? Rex Dec 2013 #20

Resign, you've botched it up. nt bemildred Dec 2013 #22

Head south to Canada. n/t OnlinePoker Dec 2013 #32

Give it back to France or Britain. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2013 #33

I said this years ago, and I stand by it. It should be bulldozed into Lake Michigan, and start over. Savannahmann Dec 2013 #35

You think the physical land is the problem? gollygee Dec 2013 #36

That would be a neat trick indeed KamaAina Dec 2013 #39

Good mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #42

lol, i know nothing of the geography of the area. loli phabay Dec 2013 #48

Here you go KamaAina Dec 2013 #49

lol, its a hell of an engineering job, but were there is a will there is a way, i suppose. loli phabay Dec 2013 #51

You must be a teacher. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #59

Thank you for correcting my ignorance Savannahmann Dec 2013 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author End Of The Road Dec 2013 #100

AIG got $182 Billion Bailout. Octafish Dec 2013 #37

BK stops the lawsuits Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #38

I'd have Bixby Snyder buy up all of the houses for a dollar Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #40

annex canada--they seem to be doing ok dembotoz Dec 2013 #43

shut down all Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #44

That was my first thought. Shut it down. n/t RebelOne Dec 2013 #85

fire police sanitation Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #89

First we would start with a country that gives a shit about its heritage and people. Starry Messenger Dec 2013 #46

this country is used mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #72

Explore a merger with Wayne County KamaAina Dec 2013 #50

I like that idea rdking647 Dec 2013 #60

Excellent suggestion! Kaleva Dec 2013 #77

you have all this infrastructure in place--streets, sewers etc dembotoz Dec 2013 #52

Fight for single payer healthcare which is what sent the jobs to Canada! KurtNYC Dec 2013 #53

It's a terrible situation CFLDem Dec 2013 #64

Use an alias and avoid photographers. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #67

Make sure that every Wayne County resident is registered to vote. longship Dec 2013 #68

Send the "emergency manager" back to Lansing in tar and feathers... First Speaker Dec 2013 #69

lots of stuff backwoodsbob Dec 2013 #71

Good post Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #74

Don't have to worry about mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #75

good post melm00se Dec 2013 #108

I'd repeat the positive, relevant and germane actions of mid-seventies NYC. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #73

The state created the Muncipal Assistance Corp ("MAC") that issued bonds on the city's behalf. badtoworse Dec 2013 #76

That was one of four stages of financial strategy. LanternWaste Dec 2013 #78

It was the most important because it gave the city some liquidity. badtoworse Dec 2013 #80

Have a big old party with drugs and booze and hookers. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #79

Fiscally, I doubt you could do a worse job and at least your approach sounds like fun badtoworse Dec 2013 #82

Good OP Boom Sound 416 Dec 2013 #81

I think this is a job for the Federal Governement. hunter Dec 2013 #84

Not on my dime. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #91

Because a nuclear powered aircraft carrier is so much better... hunter Dec 2013 #92

Wow abelenkpe Dec 2013 #101

We bailed out NYC in the 1970s; there is precedent jmowreader Dec 2013 #95

I would ask from people here on DU for advice. CTyankee Dec 2013 #86

ok but how.... rdking647 Dec 2013 #93

I'd prolly look at the history of NYC during its looming threat of bankruptcy CTyankee Dec 2013 #94

borrow some money from California JI7 Dec 2013 #88

Subdivide it along the major freeways and avenues into about 14 cities of 10 square miles each. FarCenter Dec 2013 #90

I would start putting the money for pensions in a lock box. B Calm Dec 2013 #96

What would that accomplish and what makes you think the bankruptcy judge would allow it? badtoworse Dec 2013 #97

We do have national labor laws, and if one party negotiated in bad faith, B Calm Dec 2013 #99

Bad faith has nothing to do with it. Detroit is broke. badtoworse Dec 2013 #102

put your head in the sand Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #98

No offense but this is exactly how state republicans want you to frame the question. last1standing Dec 2013 #103

What would you prosecute the banks for? badtoworse Dec 2013 #104

Certain banks are withholding money due the city in the form of taxes and other fees. last1standing Dec 2013 #105

The city can file a tax lien and then foreclose on the property badtoworse Dec 2013 #106

Most likely because the city doesn't have the funds to deal with an onslaught of new property. last1standing Dec 2013 #107

Let's say the state and / or the feds bailed out Detroit. The current debt is about $15 billion badtoworse Dec 2013 #110

Ah yes, the old "if we give to one, they'll all want it" excuse. last1standing Dec 2013 #113

As a country, we have many homeless people and others living at or below the poverty level. badtoworse Dec 2013 #118

If you see Detroit as an island and refuse to see how outside forces such as state gov. aided this.. last1standing Dec 2013 #119

Detroit is not an island, it is an independent municipal jurisdiction entity .... oldhippie Dec 2013 #121

theres no way the state will loan them money rdking647 Dec 2013 #109

And there's no way I would be in charge of Detroit so we're both posting hypotheticals. last1standing Dec 2013 #111

As I see it, the situation is hopeless. badtoworse Dec 2013 #112

Legalize pot and tax the hell out of it n2doc Dec 2013 #115

i think every place shoudl legalize it rdking647 Dec 2013 #116

Turn the whole city into a cooperative. ananda Dec 2013 #117

How, exactly, would that work? oldhippie Dec 2013 #120

Tax. Orsino Dec 2013 #122