[Gen.Blather]

I looked up the then current CEO of the Detroit tech effort Leslie Smith. She lives outside Detroit. I’ll bet that even if the tech companies locate there the employees so vital to the tax base will live elsewhere.

http://www.whitepages.com/directions/3c7fbc7a-faf4-4ea5-a30b-1de0780c4edd

When I worked for GD in Sterling Heights I was warned to never get off the interstate in Detroit. If I found myself in Detroit always leave maneuver room in front of your car so you can floor it in case of a car jacking.

There was an article on FR yesterday about the many, many dangerous places in Michigan. If tech companies are locating there follow the money. I smell crony capitalism.

[cripplecreek]

There was an article on FR yesterday about the many, many dangerous places in Michigan.

LOL I posted it and it wasn't about the "many many" dangerous places in Michigan. It was about the top 10 most dangerous places in Michigan as part of a list of 320. That doesn't make those down the list dangerous. The city of Jackson is number 9 on the list but isn't particularly dangerous in my experience and I used to run around in the hood when I was young and dumb.

[Homesnacks.net claims: ] These Are The 10 Most Dangerous Places in Michigan

[driftless2]

At a music festival some years ago in Milwaukee I ran into a guy who worked in Detroit. I asked him if it wasn’t a little dangerous. He said yes, but he never went anywhere without a firearm under his car seat. I wonder if that’s a common practice for many Detroiters and people who live around Detroit who have to go into the city for work.