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I would think any Conservative running for office would hold up Detroit (Flint or other rust belt city) as a prime example of why Liberal policies don't work.
Thank you for the veritable MCT link-fest!
You have a lot of good stuff on Detroit!
Detroit is the shining example of a progressive utopia. It really is sad, because when you look at pictures of the city back in the 1950s and 60s it was the shining example of capitalism. The progressives and their economic and social justice philosophy along with the help of unions have pretty much reduced the once powerful and prosperous city to a crumbling down nightmare. The people are now so dependent on government they have forgotten that is was the sweat, determination, and work ethics of their grandparents that built Detroit. When are people going to learn that government does not create wealth they consume it. And when there is no more wealth to be consumed you have Detroit. Great post CL.
My mom grew up in downtown Detroit. When I was a child, my grandparents still lived there and I visited often. Detroit WAS a nice place.
Detroit's decline has nothing to do with progressive politics and everything to do with the short sited economic policies and the decline of Detroit's industrial dominance. During WW2 the Detroit Area produces about 39% of the US GDP. That dominance could not last. It was the failure to recognize the industrial decline and to diversify the business base that caused the current conditions. In that sense it is the business leaders that failed not the workers.