H M S In the news. Grace Wyler. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Loading Something is loading. Email address. He also said he had a top candidate for the job of emergency financial manager.
Orr said he hoped the city would emerge from bankruptcy before his term expired in October About 40 percent of the city's streetlights did not work and about 78, abandoned buildings littered the city. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. He warned that, under a new law signed by Michigan Gov.
Rick Snyder last month, the state has the power to appoint an emergency financial manager to take over the city's troubled finances and renegotiate - or nullify - union agreements. It also relies on the continued ability to collect income and utility taxes.
Under Michigan law, a city must have a population of least , to collect those taxes. The U. Census puts Detroit's population at , , the lowest it has been since The city faces the virtual collapse of its public transportation system, with many bus routes eliminated and transit users facing delays of up to three hours.
Hundreds of buses are in need of repairs due to the layoff and furlough of mechanics. This follows the layoff of 82 library staff earlier this year.
The aim is to drive residents out of so-called distressed neighborhoods so that resources can be concentrated on areas deemed worth servicing. These conditions are being enormously aggravated by the policies of the White House. The jobs and living standards of workers and retirees in Detroit and surrounding suburban communities were the target of the forced restructuring and massive downsizing of the auto industry carried out by the Obama administration in This has included the slashing of the jobs and pay of teachers, the wholesale closure of public schools and the spread of for profit charter schools.
The claim that there is no money is equally false. The present budget crisis is the outcome of a deliberate policy spanning decades to bankrupt the city through tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy.
This has included tax abatements for the auto companies and the establishment of tax free enterprise zones. While it is claimed there is no money for vital social services, there is never a lack of money when it comes to projects that benefit the rich: multimillion-dollar sports stadiums, casinos and upscale real estate developments.
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