Detroit: Taxing themselves into prosperity since January 1, 1974!
Actually smart money is doing fine in Detroit, great in fact. On the other hand the neighborhoods toward the outer edges of the city are a mess and will continue to be till the people stop waiting for someone to save them.
This Gresham woman is in a situation largely of her own creation. No one can blame her for her sick child but what kind of genius says “I’m unemployed, I should buy a house”?
She would have been a lot better off renting and letting the owner worry about his taxes.