Detroit Revisited........

There was a thread on here I started awhile back about how Detroit has basically become a 3rd world country. I posted a link showing that there is not a major retail grocery store inside the ENTIRE CITY LIMITS!!!!! But this story shows how down and out this city is. I can't believe this is going on and we never really hear much about how bad things are there.

http://detnews.com/article/20090128...goes-on-around-body-found-in-vacant-warehouse

 

http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/index.html

 

Here are some statistics for you:
Detroit is a city founded in 1701 and at one point had a population 1.8 million. Today, there are less than half of number.
Geographically, 55% of the cities area is abandoned.
In 1950, Detroit had the highest median income in the country; today it is 66 out of 68.
Per capita, Detroit spends over $11,000 per year to educate a student, compared with $9600 nationally, and $6600 for private schools, yet it graduates on 21% of students.
Detroit's public education system is run completely by the Teacher's Union
Detroit's population is roughly 88% "non-white".
1 in every 47 Detroit residents are homeless.
A black man dropping out of high school will faces a 73% rate of unemployment. He will have a 60% chance of going to jail before he leaves his 20's.
Only 56% of the eligible workforce in Detroit is employed (Labor Stats) of those employed, 17.2% work for the government.
To hire someone legally in Detroit, you must pay the mandated minimum wage of $10/hour - thus businesses can not afford to open and run businesses there, so the leave.
47% of households made less than $35,000/year; only 1% had incomes over $200,000.

 

Sorry guys, OT bound!

 

http://www.kevinbauman.com/100abandonedhouses/

 

Shit, must be August! This place is as abandoned as Detroit. WHere are all the mods to move this?

 

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1925796,00.html

 

Sorry, but I find this fascinating that in this day and age that this is happening.

 

Normally when you see a guy having a conversation with himself you assume he is crazy...

 

[video=youtube;19v5Kjmc8FI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19v5Kjmc8FI[/video]

 

Nothing at all funny about the rise and fall of Detroit. ^^^

But...

This thread is Hilarious

 

Dateline had a really good special on this a couple months back. Sad.........

[video=youtube;4Mo4RdtweeA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mo4RdtweeA&feature=related[/video]

 

edit............not sure what's more sad, the state of Detroit or the fact HCP is so pathetic he makes posts about his own posts.

 

put your hands up for Detroit!

 

...because you're going to be held up in Motown sooner or later...

 

I was not talking to myself, I was trying to discuss a non basketball topic in a mature manner. I see I've come to the wrong place for an educated debate. I wish you guys would grow up and act in a dignified manner like THE HCP!

 

Hey, here in Flint we go on VACATION to Detroit.

[video=youtube;o35qBD6Fh88]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o35qBD6Fh88&feature=related[/video]

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

To a certain degree, unions and corrupt city government share the lions share of the blame for what happened to that area of the country.

 

This guy I work with when I'm out that way graduated from college about 5 or 6 years ago and he bought a 2500 sq ft house. 4 bd. 3 bath................ in Flint........... for 35,000!!!!!! House is in great shape in a nice neighborhood! Blows me away!