[MarMema]

The city of Detroit—which actually generates more per-capita revenues than Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland, or Minneapolis— already receives 80 percent of its taxes and revenues from corporations, nonresident landlords, and suburban commuters, which doesn’t jibe with the exploitation narrative.

Thanks for posting this.

[caver]

This is kind of amusing considering the corruption of the city’s “leaders”. The peons see that their leaders don’t follow the laws, so why should they?

[monocle]

I wonder how many of the delinquent households have one or more flat screen TVs.

[outofsalt]

If they gave all Detroit residents pensions then they would be able to afford water. Duh!

[CPONav]

Detroit did this to itself(themselves?).
No sympathy whatsoever. The citizens have continually voted in big, nanny government to take care of them. Now the big nanny government is past being broke and now is stuck.
Detroit, you screwed it up, you figure it out.

[Alberta's Child]

I'd like to see a breakdown of these deadbeat customers based on their living arrangements: (1) own home; (2) rent from private landlord; or (3) public housing.

This idiocy is consistent with what I'd expect in a city where there are occasional stories about homes on the market for $1.

[USS Alaska]

Escape from Detroit or New york or Beriut.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“The shutoffs would disproportionately hurt minorities and the poor, these and other critics argued.”

Seems like they would disproportionately hurt those that havent paid their bills.

[PGalt]

Easy solution Judge Rhodes. Quadruple the rates for the suburbanites to pay for the poor Detroiters who cannot afford it. Redistribution (socialism). It works every time. Why should we have these problems when redistribution (socialism) fixes everything.

/sarc

[Carl Vehse]

Any competent people have either left Detroit or are putting their efforts in trying to leave Detroit or are trapped in Detroit without the means to do anything to improve their situation.

Detroit will likely become the Mosul of Michigan.

[Organic Panic]

Obama will wave his magic scepter and require the Detroit DWS accept EBT food stamp cards and the bill will be paid by the US federal taxpayers.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Liberals cannot grasp the concept that if there are no consequences for failing to paying your bills then more people wont pay.

[cripplecreek]

Interesting about Detroit generating more revenue per capita than other cities.



Michigan legislative action thread

[TNoldman]

Detroit = Consume according to your needs, Pay according to your ability to pay.

...or we Det.....roit.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The critics ignore a key element of the social contract: we’re obligated to pay for the government services we consume.

I needed a good laugh this morning. Go into Detroit and start talking to the population about the "social contract" and the obligation to pay for social services. They will look at you like you are from Mars. There is no "social contract." 80+ years of the Welfare State have given way too many Americans -- black and white -- a mindset of gimme gimme gimme and make the "rich" pay for it. Its that simple. What can I get for free if I cry and scream loud enough to sympathetic politicians and reporters?

[Gritty]

In the end, the Gibsmedats will get their water paid for by the taxpayers, and they know that. They know how the system works. Just make enough noise or threat and the politicians will cave (if you are a privileged minority).

[Buckeye McFrog]

Listening to their candidates running for statewide office, I had to conclude that “Water is a Human Right” is now the official position of the Michigan Democratic Party.