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In My Native City Of Detroit, Atlas Has At Long Last Shrugged
Forbes ^ | 07/24/2013 | Prof. Mark Hendrickson, Grove City College

Posted on 07/25/2013 8:01:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: tflabo

New Orleans has going for it a very low cost of living, Memphis, nearly so.


41 posted on 07/25/2013 9:49:18 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: abb
The analogy I used was that the parasite outgrew the host and killed it.

That's good abb...

42 posted on 07/25/2013 10:03:27 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrat dream: An America for everyone but Americans... freeper molson209)
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To: GeronL; Publius

Thanks guys...not that you mention it, and with the actual line, it does come back...


43 posted on 07/25/2013 10:04:30 AM PDT by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: The Antiyuppie

The democrats ran out of the PUBLIC’S CRACK.


44 posted on 07/25/2013 10:07:48 AM PDT by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: GeronL
The liberals will want to merge the ‘burbs with Detroit to make them pay for everything.

Because I'm very familiar with it, they used this same rationale in Pittsburgh. The libs in the city were upset because all their tax base had moved to the suburbs. No one wanted to come downtown to shop or spend money--and why would they, with thugs and $20/day parking? Anyway, they claimed that the surrounding counties all benefitted from the city's centeral presence, and therefore, the residents in those surrounding counties should be taxed. Some called it a "donut" tax, as those counties formed a ring around Allegheny County, which is where Pittsburgh is.

45 posted on 07/25/2013 10:10:49 AM PDT by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: Lou L

They will make up any reason if they think the sheeple will buy it


46 posted on 07/25/2013 10:12:50 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Publius
Let the remaining citizens of the former Detroit incorporate smaller, more viable communities from that portion of Wayne County that was once known as Detroit

I was interested in what is actually on the ground as opposed to the reports that I have read so I took a virtual trip via Google Maps Street View. I was a little surprised to see some very well maintained neighborhoods that appeared to be occupied by homeowners that take pride in their places.

On the other hand, there are some neighborhoods that I didn't even feel safe touring though it was virtual.

I honestly feel bad for those who are at risk at losing a home that they truly care about and have to agree with you that the only answer is to diversify. The problem being the value in those neighborhoods that are still viable is exactly what the looters feed upon. The Looters won't be happy until there is nothing left. They are not concerned for their future and never have been. That is why they are in the position they are in.

47 posted on 07/25/2013 10:19:17 AM PDT by whodathunkit (DOJ + NSA + IRS = DNI)
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To: Publius

Thanks for the ping. What a peaceful thread :)


48 posted on 07/25/2013 11:17:13 AM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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To: Publius
so that there can be a vigorous discussion of its points and not its punctuation

Are you sure it's 'its'?

49 posted on 07/25/2013 11:20:08 AM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: Hoodat

I’m not gonna take the bait. Not gonna do it...


50 posted on 07/25/2013 11:21:10 AM PDT by Publius
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To: Publius

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. I wasn’t around for yesterday’s grammar raid.


51 posted on 07/25/2013 11:32:44 AM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: Hoodat

I missed it too - sounded like fun. The problem with the article is that its “it’s” were its distraction from its content. It’s not a bad thing, I suppose, that its “it’s” did that, but it isn’t that its “it’s” were its major issue, I would think. Is it, or isn’t it the case that its “it’s” were it?


52 posted on 07/25/2013 11:43:59 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: SeekAndFind
And now, back to the arts . . .

Twentieth Century Motors - as told by Jeff Allen

53 posted on 07/25/2013 11:45:40 AM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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