Uhmn, no. Their main purpose is to control the lowbrow part of society so they doesn't revolt - not making money.
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It's competition. Cities compete with each other to attract tourism, businesses, jobs and people.
Cities like London, New York and LA set the benchmarks. Then cities like Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Fransisco, etc have to match. Then cities like Boulder, Cleveland, Buffalo follow. Then so on and so on.
Developments in the largest centres will not need or desire much public involvement. Cities in the next tier may strain a bit, but not a lot of public money is going to be needed. The further down you go, there comes a time when a totally private facility is not feasable economically, but if you don't have the facility it will hurt economic activity in the city and region, and that will hurt the tax base.
Thus we arrive at public subsidies for sports venues. In the middle there is a lot of hucksterism going on. You see bad decisions made, but they don't have to be bad decisions. There can be developments that a city or region benefits from in net tax dollars as well as economic activity.(\__/)
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Originally posted by notyoueither View PostMaybe not many, but people may decide to locate in the City instead of in the burbs. I think that's what can be influenced to a large degree.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.
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Depends on what you mean by a lot of people. From 1970 to 2010 the Metro area declined from 4,490,902 to 4,296,250 or 4.3%. The City dropped from 1,514,063 to 713,777 or 52.9%. Fixing Detroit's problems would start with turning off the fire hose spewing taxpayers to the burbs.
Of ocurse you are right in a general sense, but Detroit's problems are a specific example of severe regional imbalance.(\__/)
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Those numbers actually seem rather normal re core city/suburb ratio. Take Chicago: the population of the city proper declined 20% between 1970 and 2010, whereas that of the metro increased by 26%. Basically subtract ~30% in both and you have Detroit's evolution. The story of Detroit is not one of exceptional suburbanisation.
What the city should be focusing above all else is stimulating business. People can put up with potholes, eyesores and even crime to some extent if there's well paying jobs.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.
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Originally posted by Aeson View PostYou're the moron.
Hypoglycemia affects a person's ability to think clearly. (They would become more like you.) Relying on a person suffering from hypoglycemia to figure out how to fix their hypoglycemia is a recipe for disaster.
Hypoglycemia in those who are insulin dependent diabetics tends to come from inconsistent diet and exercise causing mismatches with their insulin doses. Relying on a "fix" of rapid, temporary increase in blood sugar such as you get from eating refined sugar is at best a last-ditch temporary stopgap. The real fix is consistent diet and exercise to helps maintain blood sugar stability. Not a 5 lbs bag of sugar.
Their health solution when in a diabetic coma ?
Easy, go out and beg for a bag of cheap white sugar in a university campus.Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.
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Originally posted by Colon™ View PostThose numbers actually seem rather normal re core city/suburb ratio. Take Chicago: the population of the city proper declined 20% between 1970 and 2010, whereas that of the metro increased by 26%. Basically subtract ~30% in both and you have Detroit's evolution. The story of Detroit is not one of exceptional suburbanisation.
I rather think it is.
So Detroit's problem is far worse than Chicago experienced, but isn't exceptional? Is there a case of near or worse decline than Detroit's? That would make it not exceptional maybe.
What the city should be focusing above all else is stimulating business. People can put up with potholes, eyesores and even crime to some extent if there's well paying jobs.(\__/)
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It is somewhat a chicken and egg scenario. It's why I'm not optimistic."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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Detroit does have one thing going for it, more like a cluster of things; there seems to be more than one very wealthy company or individual who have a nostalgic attraction to the area and who will pump private funds into development if they see glimmers of hope.
That, and cheap serviced land if they can get City politicians and bureaucrats out of the way.(\__/)
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GM has committed to keeping their headquarters there as well (even if they don't build many cars there anymore)."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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I think Canada should buy the place.
It would make our dumping charges cheaper."I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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Originally posted by notyoueither View PostI rather think it is.
So Detroit's problem is far worse than Chicago experienced, but isn't exceptional? Is there a case of near or worse decline than Detroit's? That would make it not exceptional maybe.
That's true, but being livable is part of attracting and keeping business.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.
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Originally posted by gribbler View PostMichigan should raise taxes for residents of every county except Wayne County. Either it will revitalize Detroit or people will just leave Michigan."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
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