Being a neighboring state to Michigan, I tend to pay attention to their well-being (or lack thereof) and the Detroit problem pales in comparison to the Chicago and etc. pension/tax locomotive coming down the tracks...
Query: why are all those people so worried about "sustainability" in the environment (etc.) not at all worried about "sustainability" in the economy??
They are worried about the sustainability of their economy aka their pensions whether it is Detroit or the GM UAW, nothing was shut off and in GM's case they were moved to the front of the line and NOT shut down or their "contracts" voided. But their Legacy Systems are unsustainable and they would love for us or Obama to pick up the tab. Keep your eye out on the "Grand Bargain" in Michigan for Detroit, how it is structured might be a harbinger of things to come for all of us, and not in a good way....