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CamdenTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:31 pm to CITWTT)
Liberalism is great , till you run out of other people's money. Would be there Nationally if not for the printing presses, taking money from our kids.
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GumboPot 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:35 pm to Wally Sparks)
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If your state lost 2/3 its population in 50 years and 80%+ of the current pop. was black I don't think having a BB amendment would matter.
The question is WHY did Detroit lose 2/3rds of it population in 50 years?
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tcoachmc 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:35 pm to EthanL)
You are obviously a complete dumbass, that has no idea of what is going on. We have a pretty good economy compared to a lot of the nation and our state MUST balance the budget, MEANING WE CAN'T SPEND MORE THAT WE TAKE IN! We are not Detroit.
This post was edited on 2/20 at 12:37 pm
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Choctaw 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:42 pm to EthanL)
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Louisiana should've been first if not next in line. I think the Gulf oil spill and a few hurricanes here and there helped the state more than we realize
and Bobby  
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ugasickem 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:42 pm to TailgateTiger)
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Lots and lots were forced to MOVE OUT to cities like Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, California....
frick hurricanes. Like Atlanta needed Lousiana's trash too.
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DeltaDoc
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:43 pm to Choctaw)
What is funny is that I have heard liberals state that the failure of Detroit is rooted in racism...in white flight...white people left with their tax money and that is why Detroit is in the shape it is in...pure racism. What say you?
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Choctaw
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:44 pm to ugasickem)
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frick hurricanes. Like Atlanta needed Lousiana's trash too.
1. it's spelled Louisiana
2. you're getting close to that line
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NaturalBeam
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:48 pm to RollTide4Ever)
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TigerintheNO
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 1:51 pm to Choctaw)
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The city's long-term liabilities surpassed $14 billion, what it cost American taxpayers to bail out the entire auto industry.
That shows the scope of the problem.
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LittlebyLittle 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:07 pm to Womski)
"let that shithole burn to the ground"....i concur.------that city is a cess-pool
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S.E.C. Crazy 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:20 pm to Lsut81)
After Obama the wonder boy gets finished the U.S economy and finances will look the same.
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deltaland 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:24 pm to DeltaDoc)
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What is funny is that I have heard liberals state that the failure of Detroit is rooted in racism...in white flight...white people left with their tax money and that is why Detroit is in the shape it is in...pure racism. What say you?
The flight from Detroit is a reason it is so shitty but not because of racism..people with money left because it was getting so shitty and they were losing their jobs due to liberal policies killing the manufacturing, and also higher rate of crime.
Every city has its "white flight" where the richer leave the city to get away from the poorer areas, but still they live in the suburbs and commute to their place of work. Detroit had no place to work, so therefore nobody stayed in the general area.
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Sid in Lakeshore
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:38 pm to Wally Sparks)
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If your state lost 2/3 its population in 50 years and 80%+ of the current pop. was black I don't think having a BB amendment would matter.
Why does the race of the population matter?
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Dark Tiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:39 pm to Sid in Lakeshore)
You really have to ask??
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TupeloTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 2:52 pm to Dark Tiger)
There will be riots and burnings ,but ,they are going to have to do 2 things. First pay the retirees 2/3's of last 3 years pay average,not 90% of beefed up pay the last year. Medical insurance can NOT be paid 100% by the city, it will have to change to 50/50 employee and city,plus some co-pay and deductable when used. All current workers are going to have to pay a little more into retirement and insurance also, to beef up the fund over a 10 years period. Only a Bankruptcy judge can order this, the Union will NEVER accept this, even if it's the right thing to do to help them that are receiving the funds. It's going to be all over the country soon, Chicago, Milwaukee, and California are close to the same situation.
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Kickadawgitfeelsgood
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 3:00 pm to RollTide4Ever)
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"The checkbook needs to be taken from the politicians,"
 Yup! Hand them off to a different froup of politicians. Sounds like a great plan.
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TupeloTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 3:58 pm to deltaland)
The Unions ruined the automobile industry,just like steel,iron, and clothing mfg'ing. All overseas now. No jobs left in Detroit,they left when car plants closed. Not racism at all, unionism did this in Detroit.
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Zach
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 4:05 pm to TupeloTiger)
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The Unions ruined the automobile industry,just like steel,iron, and clothing mfg'ing. All overseas now.
My gym buddy, UAW, disagrees with you. In fact we had an argument today about gas prices.
UAW: Man, gas prices are really going up.
Me: Yep. If Obama would allow drilling in restricted areas and pass the keystone pipeline and not be such an adversary to oil companies the prices would be low.
UAW: Nope. It's not Obama. He's trying to help things the best he can. It's the big oil companies. They stop producing gas on purpose so there will be a shortage. That makes the price go up so they can get more money.
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BugAC
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 4:07 pm to EthanL)
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Louisiana should've been first if not next in line. I think the Gulf oil spill and a few hurricanes here and there helped the state more than we realize
Yeah, has nothing to do with tourism dollars, oil companies, and making businesses more attractive through tax incentives.
It's def. the oil spill.... 
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Tchefuncte Tiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 4:15 pm to RollTide4Ever)
From the comments:
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Great, now all the decades of financial mismanagement will be swept under the rug and all blame will go to a Republican governor for "not fixing it"! How convenient for Democrats and the news media!
I think this guy hit the nail on the head!
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