Glenn Beck: Progressive History of Detroit

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If you listen (I know most don’t) to Ed Schultz one might think he maybe half right that Detroit was ruined by republican policies over the last 50+ years. We all know both sides tend to play a role in screwing a city with stats like these:

  • 1960 when Detroit had a republican mayor it had the highest income per capita in the US, today it is the poorest
  • Once the fourth largest city in the nation population Detroit’s population has shrunk from 1.5 million in 1970 to less than 700,000
  • Median household income today is $27,000 compared to the state median income of $48,000
  • Detroit’s poverty level is 36.2% the rest of state 15%
  • Detroit’s unemployment rate is now over 18% only 53% of Detroit’s residents can be part of the labor force 45.7% have no job and 35% of Detroit’s residents are now on food stamps
  • Out of wedlock birthrate in Detroit is more than 75%
  • 363,281 housing using units are in Detroit 99,000 of them are vacant
  • Detroit murder rate is 11 times 11 times higher than the murder rate in New York City
  • Detroit currently faces an estimated $14 billion in long-term debt

Here’s the problem ED and those pointing fingers! Detroit hasn’t had a republican mayor since 1961 and has only had one republican elected into city council since 1970! So tell us all again how it’s the GOP’s fault? Detroit is in fact the result of a democrats modeling the city from eastern european russian models! Schultzy left that out of his union thug tirade didn’t he! Beck went into detail listing how fees, taxes, unions etc etc all contributed to Detroit’s demise, ya know the TRUTH. Yes we know the truth is something Ed Schultz and the rest of the progressives/ socialist/ communist degenerates are incapable of!

I have to emphasize again that what happened in Detroit is not isolated. Progs learned taking the extreme route was too much, so they made gradual changes, nudging us in other states and cities… like they are doing to California. Folks will say “ehh so what let California go down they deserve it.” Uh huh, here’s the problem California has the 9th largest economy in the world. It’s combined outstanding debt is $848 billion, the estimated total debt soars to over $1.1 trillion! Got it?

  • Detroit $14billion in debt, bankrupt and a wasteland
  • Greece $469.9 (€356)billion in debt, has had major rioting, is on the edge of total collapse
  • California $1trillion in debt ???

What do you think will happen to the US when CA follows Detroit’s lead? Keep in mind several cities in CA have already gone into bankruptcy! What happens when the 9th largest economy in the world collapses, especially since it’s in the US?

I seem to remember economic catastrophe being mentioned somewhere with regards to a seizure of power…..