Detroit: into the wild | Mental Floss
Posted by UncommonSense 10 years, 9 months ago to News
From Detroit Lions, to Detroit Feral Dogs?
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My guess as to 'why not', would be the oppressive city taxes imposed on business, and the failure of the city officials to realistically address the overwhelming debts. The union's hold on the city would also have to end....
Once the bankruptcy proceedings begin, some of these issues may be resolved.
Have you read Ringo's There will be Dragons? Basically, a society with any- and everything possible and available has a disaster in the computer which makes that utopia possible.
People do begin to congregate, but many of them [knowing nothing different all their lives] expect to be fed, housed, clothed and protected at the expense of the few who have either items [a forge, a water mill, etc] or knowledge. They do get 3 days of rest, food and shelter, and then they have to go to work. Most of them HATE it, call it slave labor, criticize, carp, moan, groan...but then they find out those who have, are serious. Things eventually, mostly, do work out, BTW. It's a novel.
This is the problem with Detroit. Who is there who will do the work? Heck with the city taxes and regulations [who is going to enforce them?] but the possible leaders, the actual labor, could read the handwriting on the wall and LEFT.
As I write, though, I'm wondering....what if? is there a way to start it, make it work? Is there no hope at all, or could it "rise from the ashes"?
HMMMM........
<scrambles back up> No, but you can persuade/bribe/demonstrate the advantages of, guide them....I refuse to believe in the complete and permanent destruction of the human spirit and mind. I refuse to live in that world.
(Producer) Um....uh....okey dokey....
Too little, too late for Detroit...but it could be a factor in any revitalization attempted.
I watched something about this last night, interestingly enough. If you are looking for a bargain in real estate, there are homes for sale starting at $500.00. They're real fixer uppers, but at that price buy several lots, knock down the dumps, and build yourself a compound. :-)