The Detroit Disaster
I am not happy today. Not happy at all. I was not expecting actual bankruptcy. I kinda thought the entire point of the Emergency Manager was to avoid bankruptcy, but whatever. Apparently the unions...
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Is Detroit's Bankruptcy Crisis a Contrived Scheme?
Independent Underground Radio LIVE - Michigan's Top Politico Podcast - interview with C.P.A. Tom BarrowOn March 14, 2013, Independent Underground RADIO LIVE had an Exclusive Interview with then...
View ArticleAn Economy Working Only for a Few
Those big headlines about the bankruptcy of Detroit were like a punch in the gut to those of us who grew up in working class in the Midwest, and they should sober anyone who cares about working...
View ArticleHow tug of war can save Detroit
I’m maybe the only guy in the world who when he heard of Detroit’s bankruptcy didn’t immediately think of lost pensions, municipal hardships or a city that needs saving.No, I thought of a schoolyard...
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In case you thought Detroit's priceless art collection was safe, it's not....
This is unrealOriginally posted at Eclectablog.[DIA "Thinker" image modified from CC photo by Michael Barera | Wikimedia Commons]“This is unprecedented in my experience,” he said. “It seems reckless to...
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Questions of Gov. Snyder's Public Office Ethics, in light of revealing emails...
Photo Credit -minbcnews.com Originally Published at Independent Underground News & TalkIn times long-past, a individual worked for a company, organization or governmental entity anywhere from 10 up...
View ArticleDetroit: A simple problem with a complex answer
The bankruptcy of Detroit has served to bring a number of armchair philosophers, economists, and pundits out of the woodwork, all spouting their reasons for Detroit's decline and the future viability...
View ArticleFail: I just solved Detroit's problem
Update: OK, this was failed in the comments where it has been court-tested and shot down. It does beg the question though: why is MERS continually allowed to skirt property sales tax. The current...
View ArticleGeorge Will Dogwhistles: Detroit's Problem is "Cutural Collapse"
Conservative columnist George Will put Detroit's problems squarely on its citizens with a barely concealed, shriekingly loud dogwhistle. That the citizens of Detroit are to blame for the city's...
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An Ole to Belle Isle as Lockwood 'Commonwealth Utopia' Plans Are Revealed --...
Photo Credit - Flicker.com Belle Isle Park Ariel View Original Published on Independent Underground News & TalkGoodbye, Au Revoir, Adeiu and Adios Belle Isle. It was nice to visit you as a Detroit...
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Detroit Emergency Manager Orr painting a much bleaker picture than reality...
Detroit ruin porn from the Emergency Manager???Originally posted at Eclectablog.One of the most widely reported statistics about Detroit, thanks to Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, is that it takes, on...
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MI-Gov: Rick Snyder's (R) NERD Fund Sees Contributions Drop Off Amidst Scrutiny
Ah the cold hand of fate is reaching out to Governor Rick Snyder (R. MI): http://www.mlive.com/... Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's tax-exempt nonprofit, which has been the subject of significant public...
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Detroit bankruptcy process may face slow down due to federal sequester budget...
That's okay, though. At least billionaires will still have low taxes.Originally posted at Eclectablog.Judge Gerald E. Rosen, the federal District judge appointed to be the mediator in Detroit's...
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MI-Sen: Gary Peters (D) Asks President Obama To Create Detroit Task Force To...
Glad to see someone looking out for Detroit's future: http://www.hometownlife.com/... U.S. Rep. Gary Peters sent President Barack Obama a letter Friday urging him to create a Detroit task force to...
View ArticleLosing the Right to Vote in Michigan
Much has been justifiably made about the damage the Roberts Supreme Court has done to voting rights in their recent decision, Shelby County v. Holder. However, a potentially more insidious plot...
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MI-Gov: Rick Snyder's (R) NERD Fund Paying For Kevyn Orr's Condo
If you donate to Governor Rick Snyder's (R. MI) NERD Fund, Kevyn Orr thanks you: http://www.freep.com/... Gov. Rick Snyder’s secretive nonprofit foundation is paying for Detroit emergency manager...
View ArticleEclectablog on the Majority Report with Sam Seder discussing Detroit's...
Hear ye, hear ye I was on the Majority Report radio show with Sam Seder this afternoon. We discussed Detroit's bankruptcy, the Education Achievement Authority, and other examples of the corporatist...
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Death of the Great American City - Detroit: When Vultures Are Believed Over...
Photo Credit - Washington Times A sign symbolizing entry into Detroit City Limits Originally Published on Independent Underground News & TalkFood for Thought-December 5, 2013 "This story could be...
View ArticleKoch Bros. Plan to Torpedo Detroit Bankruptcy
From Crain's Detroit Business:Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group supported by the Koch brothers, has launched an effort to torpedo a proposed settlement in the Detroit bankruptcy...
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SHOCKER! Koch brothers working to scuttle Detroit bankruptcy settlement
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com.In a shocking development that surprises absolutely nobody, we learn that the Koch brothers, through their front group Americans for Prosperity, is working overtime...
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