Community improvement projects sound wonderful. Where I live, they built a nice open neighborhood to offset the other degrading crime-ridden neighborhoods in this area. They brought in high-end shops and stores too. And that brought in wealthier, higher class people.
Of course, it did not take the criminals long to figure out where the real money was. If the criminals are going to risk jail robbing people, they might as well rob someone rich with possessions worth having as opposed to robbing the poor in their own neighborhoods.
Decent people are starting to move out of that newer and nicer neighborhood as are some of the businesses. I predict that neighborhood will be rundown eventually.
The City of Detroit is bankrupt financially and morally because of liberal politicians and unions. Banks like JP Morgan can build nice neighborhoods to put a nice window dressing over these underlying issues. They can make gated communities and hire guards that protect the chosen few.
The real question in these areas is how do those that are not “chosen” live?
Without change that emphasizes personal moral responsibility, fiscal restraint, limited government, and recognition of the right of decent private citizens to defend themselves and their communities against violent criminals, these cities are doomed to poverty and despair.
Throwing money at societal problems does not solve those problems as our public education system proves handily.
Its important to note that Detroit is an open and concealed carry city.
Not everybody has what it takes to make a difference and for the most part conservatism is in a state of complete moral breakdown with nothing but anger and destruction.