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Suburbs secede from Atlanta
March 10, 2013 As Detroit – beset by violence, debt and social woes – prepares to undergo a historic takeover by the Michigan state government, the city of Atlanta could be sliding toward a similar fate.
Some are quietly wondering whether Atlanta is in danger of becoming “the Detroit of the South.”
The city has experienced an ongoing succession of government scandals, ranging from a massive cheating racket to corruption, bribery, school-board incompetence and now the potential loss of accreditation for the local DeKalb County school system.
As a result of the unsavory politics in urban Atlanta, northern suburban communities acted to distance themselves. Beginning in 2005, many communities began the process of incorporating into cities.
Thus far, Milton, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Chattahoochee Hills and Johns Creek have done so.
These cities, after breaking away politically from urban Atlanta, have become so successful that a libertarian think tank, the Reason Foundation, has featured Sandy Springs as a model of effective government. The Economist has also applauded the northern Atlanta cities for solving the problem of unfunded government pension liability and avoiding the bankruptcy that looms over some urban areas. The new cities may soon be able to create their own school districts, which would free them even further from the issues besetting Atlanta.
While incorporation has been popular with residents of the new cities, not all of Atlanta is as satisfied. The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus filed a lawsuit in 2011 to dissolve the new cities, claiming they were a “super-white majority” and diluting the voting power of minorities
Never fails. When Democrats take over a city, the middle class leave and the city collapses...
There, fixed
Expect to see some kind of taxation imposed on commuters.
That's typically what happens when the urban areas hollow out.
Is this a Republican or a Tea Party thread?
Welfare is controlled by the state, not the city.Blacks go on welfare at 5 times the rate whites do. If atlanta was smart, they would drop all welfare and the blacks would leave immediately.
Is this a Republican or a Tea Party thread?
It's a racist thread, actually, while still bringing to light a real issue.
Welfare is controlled by the state, not the city.Blacks go on welfare at 5 times the rate whites do. If atlanta was smart, they would drop all welfare and the blacks would leave immediately.
Is this a Republican or a Tea Party thread?
It's a racist thread, actually, while still bringing to light a real issue.
HAHAHA. Here they go again. When libs have no argument they scream wacism!!!
Expect to see some kind of taxation imposed on commuters.
That's typically what happens when the urban areas hollow out.
Perhaps, but it will still be far less than the shit storm they were dealing with when they were part of the city. Does Georgia even allow cities to implement an income tax? I know the Carolinas don't because I lived in SC and worked in NC.
HAHAHA. Here they go again. When libs have no argument they scream wacism!!!
I'm not a liberal. You are a racist. It's that simple.
HAHAHA. Here they go again. When libs have no argument they scream wacism!!!
I'm not a liberal. You are a racist. It's that simple.
BS - you're the wacist since you support affirmative action that persecutes whites and you support the welfare state that gives money to blacks at 5 times the rate it does to whites.
