Detroit lleva 50 años gobernado por progresistas, hasta el punto que algunos consideran que la ciudad es un laboratorio del intervencionismo.
Who represents Detroit now? Michigan sadly has some of the most reactionary radicals of any state in America, people like: John Conyers, John Dingell, Carl Levin, Sander Levin, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Bernard Kilpatrick, Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Debbie Stabenow, Tupac Hunter and many other socialists at every level of government.
All of these pols are quintessential liberal hacks who never saw an abortion policy, a tax hike or a welfare program they wouldn't reflexively vote for. Because Gov. Granholm and the Democrat Party insisted on raising taxes and the Republicans here were too weak to stop them, these policies have plunged Michigan into a one-state recession causing tens of thousands of residents like myself to flee; where even the Big 3 – GM, Ford and Chrysler, the foundation of Michigan's economy – have to go begging to the federal government for yet another multibillion dollar bailout.
El resultado: una ciudad en su día legendaria, hoy en decadencia.
The jobless rate has climbed past 21 percent, the embattled school district just fired its superintendent, tens of thousands of homes and stores are abandoned, the ex-mayor is in jail for a text-messaging sex scandal. Even the pro football team is a pathetic joke — the Lions are within two losses of an unprecedented 0-16 season.
And overarching these woes is the near-collapse of the U. S. auto industry, Detroit’s vital source of jobs and status for more than a century. (...)
Detroit’s poverty, unemployment and school dropout rates are among the worst, and the latest FBI statistics show Detroit with the highest violent crime rate of any major city. Car and home insurance rates are high. Chain grocery stores are absent, forcing many Detroiters to rely on high-priced corner stores.
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