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- You know, historically, in America, we were brilliant at inventing government in the 1780s. We set up the world’s first working democracy, which is still going strong 250 years later. But we suck at reinventing government today. We’re using these 19th-century models to fix 20th- and 21st-century problems. And so what do you do? You’ve gotta do something. And we’re not very good at it.
So, what is the solution? The problem seems clear, big city expenses with a small little tax base. The state has the ability to realign geographies so should they fold in Gross Pointe, Royal Oak etc in to the tax base? The example of Houston was a good one. Do these cities already share a portion of their tax revenue with Detroit? I don't live there but from what I hear from friends and family that do, there are some talented and bright people committed to making sure Detroit gets solvent and then gets successful.