Originally Posted by
Voted4Reagan
This Thread is for CONSTRUCTIVE DEBATE ONLY. No NAME CALLING, SWEARING or RACE BAITING WILL BE PERMITTED. CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS AND SOLUTIONS ONLY!
ALL POLITICS ASIDE:
The continued decline of the City of Detroit is something I never thought I would see in my lifetime. It dates back to the 1700's, has a great history, culture and was at one time the shining example of the American Dream.
50 years of economic mismanagement has left it largely abandoned. by some estimates some 60 to 70% of private houses sit empty, abandoned, foreclosed or simply burned to the Ground.
And it is now spreading outward... As jobs and industry continue to flee the City and it's Metro area the blight is spreading outside of the city into what were the suburbs of Metro Detroit. When will it stop?
For those of you that want... Post pictures here of what you remember DETROIT to be.
Detroit is a city on the edge of total collapse, top 8 employers in the city are either Government or Municipal Unions that produce NOTHING.
Detroit needs BUSINESS.. It's two biggest employers are The City of Detroit and Detroit Public Schools
GM and Chrysler are # 9 and #10 on the list and dont employ that many people Combined!
The top employers in Detroit are: (BLUE NAMES are Government/Municipal Unions)
1 Detroit Public Schools 13,750
2 City of Detroit 13,187
3 Detroit Medical Center 10,499
4 Henry Ford Health System 8,502
5 U.S. Government 6,335
6 Blue Cross Blue Shield 6,000
7 Wayne State University 5,019
8 State of Michigan 4,910
9 General Motors 4,652
10 Chrysler 4,517
11 U.S. Postal Service 4,106
12 Quicken Loans 4,000
13 St. John Health System 3,818
14 DTE Energy 3,771
15 Wayne County 3,674
16 MGM Grand Detroit 3,000
17 Compuware 2,597
18 MotorCity Casino 2,424
19 American Axle 1,990
20 Greektown Casino 1,800
21 Comerica 1,706
General Motors and Chrysler employ 9,000 People. But when you have GOVERNMENT and MUNICIPAL UNIONS as your top employers you are in massive trouble. They EARN NO MONEY...THEY SELL NO GOODS. They are paid for by the State! The State gets it from TAXES and the tax base has been declining for 50 years!
The City needs major help, but a Bailout isnt going to fix this. Industry built this city and only industry will save it.
What constructive Ideas would you recommend to the City of Detroit to help them save themselves?
What are the Biggest Problems?
911 EVERY DAY
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