Reply #38: detroit's population peaked at 1.85 million in 1950. It's lost slightly under 1 million

[Hannah Bell]

since, per 2009 estimates. About 50% of its peak population.

EIGHTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF THAT LOSS OCCURRED BEFORE 1980.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit


St. Louis' population also peaked in 1950, at 856K.

It has since lost a larger percent of its population than Detroit: 58%.

And again, about 88% of the loss occurred before 1980.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri


According to you, because Detroit lost 88% of its population between 1950 & 1980, thirty years after that loss occurred it's necessary to cut off water & other basic services to 1/3 of the city.

It's complete garbage.

But I'll put you down as one who believes it's OK to shut basic services off to human beings & force them out of their own homes without paying them enough to buy a comparable home elsewhere.