Here’s a question for you. What would it take for a city with the highest per capita income in the United States to become a city with household median income that is less than half of the nationwide median?
In 1960 Detroit was at the top and now has a poverty rate of 36 percent. The crime rate has gone up almost four times what it was in the 60's. roughly half of Detroit’s population is illiterate, and over a third of the total population get food stamps.
The answer to the question is simple. "Detroit is a monument to 45 years of failed liberal urban policy," writes Henry Payne, editorial writer at The Detroit News.
The city is bankrupt in more than financial matters. All it takes is, "I’m from the government and I am here to help you."
How far behind is the rest of the country?
PMO
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