The Demonetization of Detroit

[Snookie]

The latest from the far right is the demonetization of Detroit.

Instead of solving the problem they use Detroit as a means to vilify the unions.

Never once do they mention globalization as the cause. There is also much racist rhetoric involved. It's the new negro darwinism from the radical right.

I get a kick out of the "let them eat cake commentators like George Will who exploits this tragedy.

An example. Detroit Is Dead. Long Live Oakland County - Businessweek

 

[BorisTheAnimal]

No, unions are only half the problem. The other half is 50 years' worth of unremitting Leftwing Democrat rule with zero Conservative governance whatsoever. Sorry, but this thread deserves a slow painful death.

 

[Snookie]

No, unions are only half the problem. The other half is 50 years' worth of unremitting Leftwing Democrat rule with zero Conservative governance whatsoever. Sorry, but this thread deserves a slow painful death.

You forget the great things that Detroit did for this country. For example, Detroit was the key industrial supplier of World War II.

The 409, the GTO, The shelby mustang, the corvette, etc.

Rock and roll/motown music.

The Detroit pistons.

 

[BorisTheAnimal]

No, unions are only half the problem. The other half is 50 years' worth of unremitting Leftwing Democrat rule with zero Conservative governance whatsoever. Sorry, but this thread deserves a slow painful death.

You forget the great things that Detroit did for this country. For example, Detroit was the key industrial supplier of World War II.

The 409, the GTO, The shelby mustang, the corvette, etc.

Rock and roll/motown music.

The Detroit pistons.

And Detroit also brought us the Lions, urban blight, union corruption. Oh, and the Chevette, Pinto, the AMC Gremlin. Need I go on??

 

[Snookie]

No, unions are only half the problem. The other half is 50 years' worth of unremitting Leftwing Democrat rule with zero Conservative governance whatsoever. Sorry, but this thread deserves a slow painful death.

You forget the great things that Detroit did for this country. For example, Detroit was the key industrial supplier of World War II.

The 409, the GTO, The shelby mustang, the corvette, etc.

Rock and roll/motown music.

The Detroit pistons.

And Detroit also brought us the Lions, urban blight, union corruption. Oh, and the Chevette, Pinto, the AMC Gremlin. Need I go on??

Since you hate America so much, please do.

 

[Jarlaxle]

No, unions are only half the problem. The other half is 50 years' worth of unremitting Leftwing Democrat rule with zero Conservative governance whatsoever. Sorry, but this thread deserves a slow painful death.

You forget the great things that Detroit did for this country. For example, Detroit was the key industrial supplier of World War II.

The 409, the GTO, The shelby mustang, the corvette, etc.

Rock and roll/motown music.

The Detroit pistons.

And Detroit also brought us the Lions, urban blight, union corruption. Oh, and the Chevette, Pinto, the AMC Gremlin. Need I go on??

You're one for three: the Chevette was from Europe (it's an Opel), the Gremlin came from Kenosha, Wisconsin.

 

[Stephanie]

oh for crying out loud...Detroit should be demonized for the corrupted and crooked people and the party who controlled it all these YEARS... instead of cutting some things to save money for the people they let it turn in a HELL HOLE for the people living there and then let it GO BANKRUPT

 

[asterism]

The latest from the far right is the demonetization of Detroit.

Instead of solving the problem they use Detroit as a means to vilify the unions.

Never once do they mention globalization as the cause. There is also much racist rhetoric involved. It's the new negro darwinism from the radical right.

I get a kick out of the "let them eat cake commentators like George Will who exploits this tragedy.

An example. Detroit Is Dead. Long Live Oakland County - Businessweek

Globalization didn't cause the massive corruption that's been a fixture in Detroit for decades and it didn't cause the local government to grow despite the shrinking population and tax base.

 

[boedicca]

The latest from the far right is the demonetization of Detroit.

Demonitization? They blew their own money, bub...and now are massively in debt.

 

[BorisTheAnimal]

You forget the great things that Detroit did for this country. For example, Detroit was the key industrial supplier of World War II.

The 409, the GTO, The shelby mustang, the corvette, etc.

Rock and roll/motown music.

The Detroit pistons.

And Detroit also brought us the Lions, urban blight, union corruption. Oh, and the Chevette, Pinto, the AMC Gremlin. Need I go on??

You're one for three: the Chevette was from Europe (it's an Opel), the Gremlin came from Kenosha, Wisconsin.

True. Point being American cars in the 70s were shit! Pure and simple.

 

[Snookie]

oh for crying out loud...Detroit should be demonized for the corrupted and crooked people and the party who controlled it all these YEARS... instead of cutting some things to save money for the people they let it turn in a HELL HOLE for the people living there and then let it GO BANKRUPT

Don't you agree that globalization had something to do with it? Or, are you going to blame it all on Dennis Rodman?

 

[Snookie]

The latest from the far right is the demonetization of Detroit.

Instead of solving the problem they use Detroit as a means to vilify the unions.

Never once do they mention globalization as the cause. There is also much racist rhetoric involved. It's the new negro darwinism from the radical right.

I get a kick out of the "let them eat cake commentators like George Will who exploits this tragedy.

An example. Detroit Is Dead. Long Live Oakland County - Businessweek

Globalization didn't cause the massive corruption that's been a fixture in Detroit for decades and it didn't cause the local government to grow despite the shrinking population and tax base.

You never mention the gap between the rich and the poor. Spoken like a true aristocrat.

 

[JoeB131]

oh for crying out loud...Detroit should be demonized for the corrupted and crooked people and the party who controlled it all these YEARS... instead of cutting some things to save money for the people they let it turn in a HELL HOLE for the people living there and then let it GO BANKRUPT

Let's get real here.

Detroit's problem was that it was a one-industry town. That being the manufacture of automobiles and automotive parts.

A lot of that business went to Japan and Germany. Oh, the Germans and Japanese have unions in their auto-makers, too. In fact, the Unions in Germany and Japan even have a say in who the CEO's are. CEO's who don't make 8 figures when their companies go bankrupt.

Cleveland is in the same boat that Detroit is in, and guess what, Republicans have run that city from time to time. Doesn't matter. When you move your industry out of the country, you are going to have large swaths of empty city.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The Communists that run the Unions and the Democrat Party targeted Detroit BECAUSE it was a shining symbol of American innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity. That's the "progress" Progressive endorse

 

[Snookie]

The Communists that run the Unions and the Democrat Party targeted Detroit BECAUSE it was a shining symbol of American innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity. That's the "progress" Progressive endorse

Now the chinese communists rule us.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The Communists that run the Unions and the Democrat Party targeted Detroit BECAUSE it was a shining symbol of American innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity. That's the "progress" Progressive endorse

Now the chinese communists rule us.

The Democrats? Yes, you're probably right. They've been doing so since they directed FDR to support Mao over Chek

 

[Crackerman]

oh for crying out loud...Detroit should be demonized for the corrupted and crooked people and the party who controlled it all these YEARS... instead of cutting some things to save money for the people they let it turn in a HELL HOLE for the people living there and then let it GO BANKRUPT

Let's get real here.

Detroit's problem was that it was a one-industry town. That being the manufacture of automobiles and automotive parts.

A lot of that business went to Japan and Germany. Oh, the Germans and Japanese have unions in their auto-makers, too. In fact, the Unions in Germany and Japan even have a say in who the CEO's are. CEO's who don't make 8 figures when their companies go bankrupt.

Cleveland is in the same boat that Detroit is in, and guess what, Republicans have run that city from time to time. Doesn't matter. When you move your industry out of the country, you are going to have large swaths of empty city.

Yes lets get real. Cleveland last republican 1989

Poorest US cities.

DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP AT ITS BEST!!!

Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn’t elected
a Republican mayor since 1961;

Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn’t elected one since 1954;

Cincinnati, OH (3rd)… since 1984;

Cleveland, OH (4th)… since 1989;

Miami, FL (5th) has never had a Republican Mayor;

St. Louis, MO (6th)…. since 1949;

El Paso, TX (7th) has never had a Republican Mayor;

Milwaukee, WI (8th)… since 1908;

Philadelphia, PA (9th)… since 1952;

Newark, NJ (10th)… since 1907.

 

[Snookie]

The Communists that run the Unions and the Democrat Party targeted Detroit BECAUSE it was a shining symbol of American innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity. That's the "progress" Progressive endorse

Now the chinese communists rule us.

The Democrats? Yes, you're probably right. They've been doing so since they directed FDR to support Mao over Chek

Nixon opened our doors to china.

 

[Snookie]

oh for crying out loud...Detroit should be demonized for the corrupted and crooked people and the party who controlled it all these YEARS... instead of cutting some things to save money for the people they let it turn in a HELL HOLE for the people living there and then let it GO BANKRUPT

Let's get real here.

Detroit's problem was that it was a one-industry town. That being the manufacture of automobiles and automotive parts.

A lot of that business went to Japan and Germany. Oh, the Germans and Japanese have unions in their auto-makers, too. In fact, the Unions in Germany and Japan even have a say in who the CEO's are. CEO's who don't make 8 figures when their companies go bankrupt.

Cleveland is in the same boat that Detroit is in, and guess what, Republicans have run that city from time to time. Doesn't matter. When you move your industry out of the country, you are going to have large swaths of empty city.

Yes lets get real. Cleveland last republican 1989

DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP!

Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn’t elected
a Republican mayor since 1961;

Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn’t elected one since 1954;

Cincinnati, OH (3rd)… since 1984;

Cleveland, OH (4th)… since 1989;

Miami, FL (5th) has never had a Republican Mayor;

St. Louis, MO (6th)…. since 1949;

El Paso, TX (7th) has never had a Republican Mayor;

Milwaukee, WI (8th)… since 1908;

Philadelphia, PA (9th)… since 1952;

Newark, NJ (10th)… since 1907.

Have you ever been to Mississippi?

 

[peach174]

Globalization had nothing to do with Detroit's mismanagement.
We have always had global trade throughout history going back to ancient times as far back as 300 BCE.

Did you know that Detroit has a horseshoer blacksmith in the water department, even though they don't have any horses?
This is because of union rules that don't allow for him to be let go and their unfunded pensions.
No Horses, But Detroit Water Department Employs 'Horseshoer' [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

Add the corruption in government, high taxes, poor education and bloated City government you finally run out of money.
Lefty political ideology at its finest for 50 years caused the city to go bankrupt.