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Romulox

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61. Thanks for your posts, bob. The majority posting here doesn't give a fuck about Detroit.
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 11:57 AM
Mar 2013

They didn't care before the EFM, and they'll soon forget this, too.

Anyhow, it's laughable to call what existed in Detroit before the EFM "democracy".

I agree with you. aristocles Mar 2013 #1
Ok well I currently live in Detroit now! michello Mar 2013 #2
Part of the problem is that today you can only vote for the corrupt machine politicos. aristocles Mar 2013 #3
why should a company pay taxes on a company they have abandoned? backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #4
The company needs to pay tax theKed Mar 2013 #5
If you don't pay taxes, the property is foreclosed upon. badtoworse Mar 2013 #6
If the property wasn't owned free & clear, the BANK owns it after a foreclosure. And BANKS, BIG HiPointDem Mar 2013 #80
Same end result - the city winds up owning the property... badtoworse Mar 2013 #93
Multinational banks are the biggest non-payers of taxes in Detroit. The same banks who made HiPointDem Mar 2013 #94
That makes no sense as a business strategy badtoworse Mar 2013 #98
the finance sector didn't lose. and the banks got bailed out. see how that works? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #104
What does that have to do with the decision to walk away from the properties? badtoworse Mar 2013 #105
the entire *point* of stealing other people's property is to make it available cheap for your peeps. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #106
Not just corporations EC Mar 2013 #7
Those are some of the corporations I mean theKed Mar 2013 #10
Property taxes follow the house, not the owner notadmblnd Mar 2013 #28
The bank walks away without EC Mar 2013 #34
if the banks don't pay, the property goes to the city notadmblnd Mar 2013 #42
I wondered if many of these properties had EC Mar 2013 #58
Big banks are the biggest non-payers of property taxes in Detroit. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #81
Thank you! michello Mar 2013 #8
"quit looking for a handout and start looking at it's problems" Union Scribe Mar 2013 #52
Good for you, michello navarth Mar 2013 #69
Thanks for the first-hand experience (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #9
Detroit is a disaster and it was made by the people running things. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #11
That is so sad. YarnAddict Mar 2013 #78
It is sad, but you can't just fix up one house on a street and IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #102
It isn't right YarnAddict Mar 2013 #108
There should be a Habitat for Humanity-type YarnAddict Mar 2013 #111
The biggest property tax non-payers are BANKS. BIG BANKS. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #79
Lol, michello Mar 2013 #12
DUzy!! KamaAina Mar 2013 #29
Hey Kama Aina! michello Mar 2013 #33
You got it! KamaAina Mar 2013 #37
You are simply AWESOME! trixie Mar 2013 #32
hell, why not appoint an emergency manager to run the whole country, since emergency managers HiPointDem Mar 2013 #117
how dare you backwoodsbob Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #13
It is now official: DU is arguing Facism versus Democracy. ieoeja Mar 2013 #14
It's rather remarkable, isn't it?? myrna minx Mar 2013 #15
How about when Democracy gets in the way of basic government? Recursion Mar 2013 #16
Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #17
I am sure he will get the trains running on time. n/t ieoeja Mar 2013 #21
Careful...creeping Godwinism! aristocles Mar 2013 #22
It's not paranoia when people really are out to get you. ieoeja Mar 2013 #25
If city workers have taken bribes Bay Boy Mar 2013 #54
Sorry, can't find your definition of fascism in any dictionary. n/t aristocles Mar 2013 #18
Websters. Javaman Mar 2013 #60
it has nothing to do with fascism backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #40
The infant mortality rate due to the food desert issue alone is staggering. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #43
Yeah last time I was in Detroit I took took the family there backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #45
You are incorrect in multiple ways navarth Mar 2013 #68
The Honey Bee on Bagley is a great grocery. FarCenter Mar 2013 #83
I DO love that city backwoodsbob Mar 2013 #103
I just mentioned Whole Foods as one example navarth Mar 2013 #107
I go to Sindbads often 1gobluedem Mar 2013 #82
It's the 1940 Chophouse, Bob superpatriotman Mar 2013 #121
Your history is a bit mangled caraher Mar 2013 #122
Yep. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #48
agreed La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2013 #49
This site is still michello Mar 2013 #19
It will end up being a land grab for the rich. nt Snotcicles Mar 2013 #20
What land.... WCGreen Mar 2013 #30
Without doubt etherealtruth Mar 2013 #39
I think that is the whole plan putitinD Mar 2013 #77
Does the average resident know what a nightmare the city is to deal with? dkf Mar 2013 #23
I have plenty of leftist Detroiters on my Facebook list. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #24
With all the problems real or imagines nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #26
If your elected leaders are bad gollygee Mar 2013 #27
Have you ever heard of Block Busting? Redlining? NWHarkness Mar 2013 #31
Sadly it's been ignored by Bay Boy Mar 2013 #57
Yeah, I'm not shedding any tears for Detroit. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #35
So that means they are beyond redemption? Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #62
Thanks for your constructive input navarth Mar 2013 #70
Detroit is definitely "F"ed up etherealtruth Mar 2013 #36
Is it much worse than South Carolina? bluestate10 Mar 2013 #109
California also has lots of rules, regulations and red tape KamaAina Mar 2013 #38
It's not democratic, but it's not fascism. BlueCheese Mar 2013 #41
Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #44
You don't get to take democracy away Union Scribe Mar 2013 #46
Um, yes, yes you can. There is a Supreme Court case going on about it right now. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #47
Yeah, use that as an excuse to destroy voters' rights Union Scribe Mar 2013 #50
NOTHING is being privatized that I am aware of -- and your ignorance IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #53
Yes I DO have a kneejerk reaction against Republican disaster capitalism Union Scribe Mar 2013 #56
The previous governor was a Democrat, and she ignored it, too. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #59
you don't seem to know much about detroit for someone who supposedly lives there. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #86
Are you seriously implying that things are hunky dory in Detroit? IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #87
you made the claim they can't *give* property away in detroit. it's false. no, you don't live in HiPointDem Mar 2013 #88
I already provided the links for cheap properties in Detroit. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #90
where corruption flourishes, there's *always* conspiracy. *always*. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #92
"Disaster capitalism" is PRECISELY what brought Detroit to this point. Romulox Mar 2013 #63
BTW, your personal attacks really suck. Let people discuss this matter without subjecting Romulox Mar 2013 #64
Are you serious? Union Scribe Mar 2013 #66
As cancer. nt Romulox Mar 2013 #72
Because taking away the right of citizens to vote at all is exactly analogous to citizens *voting* HiPointDem Mar 2013 #84
No, it is about protecting the rights of MINORITIES -- IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #89
the average citizen of detroit is in the minority? or the majority of detroiters are criminals who HiPointDem Mar 2013 #91
Yes, yes! At last you understand! I *hate* democracy! IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #96
I didn't call you a fascist, Ida. And nothing you have said has anything to do with the point HiPointDem Mar 2013 #97
My apologies for misunderstanding about you calling me a fascist. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #100
Don't forget the city council, Ida. amandabeech Mar 2013 #114
Agreed. The entire "culture of corruption" is just infuriating. IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #118
"NO ONE but detroit can be blamed for detroits problems" WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #51
Will, this time you are wrong. It was the Idiots *STEALING* IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #55
Redlining NWHarkness Mar 2013 #65
Detroit's schools have been under some form of state control almost continuously since 1999. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #74
Thanks for your posts, bob. The majority posting here doesn't give a fuck about Detroit. Romulox Mar 2013 #61
Man was I ever wrong about you. Union Scribe Mar 2013 #67
That's fine. If you defend the status quo in Detroit, you're not my ally. nt Romulox Mar 2013 #71
If you defend voiding union contracts, you aren't mine. nt Union Scribe Mar 2013 #73
That's going to happen. Either with EFM or in Bankruptcy Court. Detroit is unsustainable. Romulox Mar 2013 #75
I support you, Romulox. amandabeech Mar 2013 #115
Come on now. Everyone in Detroit gets paid bribes? upaloopa Mar 2013 #76
Don't you have another family member's dog to shoot in cold blood? flvegan Mar 2013 #85
Wow...Promoting Fascism on DU. I am amazed something I thought I'd would not see. Katashi_itto Mar 2013 #95
My first real job out of high school was in Detroit. kentuck Mar 2013 #99
I worked in Detroit for a year in the 80s Vinnie From Indy Mar 2013 #101
I know what I am about to say will be ignored, but Detroit's problems are not from corruption ... kwassa Mar 2013 #110
Clear and simple. Detroit's problem is the same as the rest of the country. Outsourcing of jobs. navarth Mar 2013 #112
+1 Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #113
on the money. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #116
Thank you for this Cal Carpenter Mar 2013 #119
Glad to be of service. navarth Mar 2013 #120
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