https://freerepublic.com/tag/belleisland/ en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:26:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4375692/posts Editor's note: Welcome to the second installment of Corruption Watch, WC Dispatch's investigative series exposing the leftists, illegal aliens, and NGOs defrauding John Q. Taxpayer from coast to coast. We're proud to partner with Restoration News to amplify these on-the-ground investigations, beginning in Michigan. Read the first installment HERE What do a demolished building, a dental office, and an immigrant hub have in common? In Michigan, they’re all billing Medicaid, and you’re paying for it. We went looking for a lead. All we found was a demolition team eating lunch. That crew gave us information that sent us to 21... WC Dispatch https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4375692/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:26:09 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4375691/posts What is considered the Vatican City of free marketers and entrepreneurs may be coming to life. It will cost any prospective resident $350k up front for the right to live on Belle Island, Michigan. The island is meant for entrepreneurs and the self-employed. Residents would be exempt from state and federal taxes but would pay property taxes along with a 6% sales tax. It would require acts of Congress to create a "special economic zone" to permit this. It also would require the city of Detroit to sell the property to an investor group. "Elitist," "far-fetched," "a work of the... Newsmax https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4375691/posts#comment Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:22:41 GMT