Detroit Is Halting Garbage Pickup, Police Patrols In 20% Of

It was not good when I worked there 20 yrs ago but this is almost unbelievable.

"Detroit has been bankrupt for years. It simply refuses to admit it. Detroit's schools are bankrupt as well. A mere 25% of students graduate from high school.

Yet, in spite of hints and threats from mayors and budget commissions, and in spite of common sense talk of bankruptcy, Detroit has not pulled the bankruptcy trigger.

In a futile attempt to stave off the inevitable one last time, Mayor Bing's latest plan is to cutoff city services including road repairs, police patrols, street lights, and garbage collection in 20% of Detroit.

Bing to Cede 20% of Detroit to Gangs and Homeless"

http://www.businessinsider.com/detroit- ... z182KNgro6

No one will notice.

Why do people still live there?

well lets pick the more affluent areas to cut off services and things will change.

Does Detroit still have affluent areas? I heard even one of the Detroit city council people just walked away from their underwater house. Isn't the median home price around $30K?

good point. actually it does have some.

it will be interesting to see when the city council people are willing to face the fact that their city is bankrupt.

It's just a matter of time before they unveil Robocop.

Detroit needs to sell its assets, for example it is a perfect place to film post-apocalypse movies.

And strip services from the affluent areas? I wonder if those residents already are paying for private security and trash services.