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| Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 11:58 am)
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Lsut81 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:00 pm to RollTide4Ever)
Let that shithole burn to the ground...
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Womski 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:00 pm to RollTide4Ever)
This should have happened 5 years ago when Kaswayme Kamil was the Mayor of Swag.
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Jbird 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:03 pm to RollTide4Ever)
This is the future.
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Eighteen
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:04 pm to RollTide4Ever)
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The city's long-term liabilities, including underfunded pensions, are more than $14 billion.
The report also said the city's bureaucratic structure makes it difficult to solve the financial problems.
:shocker:
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:05 pm to Lsut81)
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Let that shithole burn to the ground...
It really is long overdue
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TailgateTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:08 pm to Jbird)
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This is the future.
Whats happening to Detroit well "slowy happen at a rapid pace" all across America. Its run my a bunch of degenerates! Just like our administration....
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EthanL
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:10 pm to TailgateTiger)
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
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TailgateTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:13 pm to EthanL)
What Katrian did was aid in the remove of degenerates that prevented positive growth for the City. Sad, but true. Lots and lots were forced to MOVE OUT to cities like Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, California....
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cahoots
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:17 pm to EthanL)
The southern corridor between TX and FL has seen huge private investments, with many more in the pipeline. Louisiana has always struggled, but it is improving, not declining.
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GumboPot
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:19 pm to RollTide4Ever)
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DanTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:23 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
WTF are you talking about? We have a balanced budget amendment that assures us of not joining the ranks of Detroit.
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DanTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:24 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
Louisiana is also a state while Detroit is a city. I assume you know this.
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Wally Sparks 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:25 pm to DanTiger)
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WTF are you talking about? We have a balanced budget amendment that assures us of not joining the ranks of Detroit.
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.
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Jbird
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:26 pm to DanTiger)
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WTF are you talking about?
He needs to deflect from the Dem haven formerly know as the motor city. 
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CITWTT
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:27 pm to RollTide4Ever)
Could we sell it to Saudi Arabia and just name it Shariahtown?
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GumboPot
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:28 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
Can you provide numbers to back up this assertion?
What ever was gained in federal grant money because of Katrina and the BP oil spill was probably offset in lost assets and tax base by a larger amount.
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Diamondawg 
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:30 pm to RollTide4Ever)
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My administration has been saying for the past four years that the city is under financial stress," Bing said in an emailed statement.
$14B in unfunded liabilities did not happen in the last 4 years. Dang rocket science, I tell you.....
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Zach
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:31 pm to RollTide4Ever)
I've read some very good reviews about this new book.
Will look for it next time at BAM and may buy it.
Title is "Detroit. An American Autopsy" by LeDuff
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DanTiger
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| re: Detroit Throws in the Towel (Posted on 2/20/13 at 12:31 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.
First of all it is silly to compare a city to a state. If you would like a Comparison that makes sense compare New Orleans to Detroit. The amendment would also matter because cuts would be made over a 50yr period. We aren't talking about losing an entire tax base within a few weeks.
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