tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post1027594348754625921..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: Today Detroit, tomorrow the worldPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-33928131606159481382013-07-24T22:12:01.234+12:002013-07-24T22:12:01.234+12:00That photo with the shanty town and skyscrapers - ...That photo with the shanty town and skyscrapers - that ain't Detroit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-60118186617127144532013-07-24T12:40:19.714+12:002013-07-24T12:40:19.714+12:00I think America will become a land of two halves -...I think America will become a land of two halves - one half will have to shoot the other half. If the socialists win it will be a hollow victory as they will have killed the golden goose and will themselves starve shortly after.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-80960112227056531602013-07-24T11:20:59.060+12:002013-07-24T11:20:59.060+12:00Hi Berend,you said "there are no guiltless &q...Hi Berend,you said "there are no guiltless "capitalists" in this saga.<br /><br />No, there certainly aren't, any more than there were in Starnesville.<br /><br />As George Reisman said in discussing the demise of General Motors, "General Motors has now perished, brought down by a kind of philosophical and economic tapeworm that consumed the company from within."<br /><br />Unhappily, that tapeworm inhabits more than just the companies in Detroit.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-79438038863684310582013-07-24T11:12:26.354+12:002013-07-24T11:12:26.354+12:00Don't forget the huge eminent domain issues:&q...Don't forget the huge eminent domain issues:"For many years, Detroit aggressively used eminent domain to promote “economic development” and “urban renewal.” which were driven by these companies.<br /><br />http://www.volokh.com/2013/07/22/eminent-domain-and-the-decline-of-detroit/<br /><br />There are no guiltless "capitalists" in this saga.Berend de Boerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433622686361556089noreply@blogger.com