>> why don’t you produce some statistics showing that the apocalypse has actually begun.
Huh? Nonsense. YOU are the one who called out the author, and cast doubt on him. I am agreeing with the author presented in the OP (and his facts) and disagreeing with you. The burden is on YOU to present the countervailing statistics.
>> why don’t you produce some statistics showing that the apocalypse has actually begun.
Okay. Detroit. Or don’t you understand the meaning of “apocalypse”?
“Detroit” is neither a statistic nor is it about Chicago.
Bowing to the all-knowing author of the article and whatever arguments he has presented is no bolstering one’s own case. I’ve brought four links to the ball-game with countervailing stats. Show that Chicago’s tax base is actually giving concrete signs of collapse. Yes, the article points to downgrades—it did before the tax base issue was raised as well.
Google is your friend if you want to do things like find out stuff or hook up with an article which has a broken link. http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-is-not-the-next-detroit-2013-7