City Of Detroit - Bankrupt

DETROIT -- Once the very
symbol of American
industrial might, Detroit
became the biggest U.S. city
to file for bankruptcy
Thursday, its finances
ravaged and its
neighborhoods hollowed out
by a long, slow decline in
population and auto
manufacturing.
The filing, which had been
feared for months, put the
city on an uncertain course
that could mean laying off
municipal employees, selling
off assets, raising fees and
scaling back basic services
such as trash collection and
snow plowing, which have
already been slashed.
"Only one feasible path
offers a way out," Gov. Rick
Snyder said in a letter
approving the move.

Wonder if the number of casinos in the city has anything to do with the poverty amongst the inhabitants.
They should get off their laurels and start making it happen.

The motor city and Mowtown come to mind

Is this a fact or did you hear it through the grapevine?

scotia Wrote:

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> The motor city and Mowtown come to mind
>
> Is this a fact or did you hear it through the
> grapevine?


Dave sir its all over the news.Very sad but a long time coming.Famous for being the city Of the famous motor co and it probably faces the same fate.

On the news this morning

Sorry guys was just having a bit fun

Marvin Gaye

" I heard it through the grapevine "

One of many classic Motown tracks ( love that music )

good one got me (tu)

nice one Dave and tbh was busy looking at the puzzle called Arlington

viewing the footage you would be forgiven in thinking that it was Kirov City in Eastern Russia. Bad times are acoming

Don't you feel like if the govt hadn't spent so much on foreign defences and curb its present budget citizens would have benefitted.Like I'm not tagging them but you just feel it was a massive waste.You cannot put a figure to it.Who is to say that it wasn't partly responsible for the economic woes we all experience.Actually I think that Bush fdup big time and the citizens are now paying the price.Wonder where.sits he.

Bush in the US and Blair in the UK spent trillions on there wars. Now nurses, fireman, policeman and lots of other public sector workers have lost there jobs. How many politicians have lost theres? Nil.
No I am lying as politicians have lost there jobs. The ones that were claiming for expenses that did not exist.

I'm telling you brains like a 10 year old

chicken 'n chips Wrote:

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> Bush in the US and Blair in the UK spent trillions
> on there wars. Now nurses, fireman, policeman and
> lots of other public sector workers have lost
> there jobs. How many politicians have lost theres?
> Nil.
> No I am lying as politicians have lost there jobs.
> The ones that were claiming for expenses that did
> not exist.

He'll that sounds like just about what's happening right here....obviously on a smaller scale but suppose it has to start somewhere.Zuma and his mates going to go balls to the wall for his next term of office and run the well dry!!!!!!!