City of Detroit Files for Bankruptcy · Page 3

I'm not worried about me either Bloody.. but I'm a little worried about you... you seem to unhappy gubment contracts aren't available to you because of the size of your company and blame that on lack of money due to the size of the gubment... so basically you're mad because you aren't getting your piece of the pie... there is a private sector you know... 😟

bloody spaniard
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13 years ago

#44

DrafterX wrote:

Do you listen to yourself? The private sector is made up of small companies like mine. The majority of businesses ARE small businesses (50 emp. or less). I will have a second one shortly. How many do you have?

There is a huge and ever increasing gap between the haves and have nots. I don't think you get that. The Government is paid by us and since we can't afford it, they shouldn't be among the insulated class. THAT is my problem. Not whether we do much business with the bureucracy. That's ancient history. We've had to adapt and make do just as you will some day. Then perhaps your powers of empathy shall improve. LOL

HockeyDad
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13 years ago

#45

There is a huge and ever increasing gap between the haves and have nots.

bloody spaniard wrote:

Just be a "HAVE". Gosh this is so simple. I never can figure out why people chose to be "have nots:".

DrafterX
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13 years ago

#46

I'm well aware of the problems... I try to take care and prepare for the worst... I'd like to see a balanced budget and stuff but I think there's other ways to achieve that besides taking TW's retirment from him... I dunno man... blame the dudes not doing anything for their money... 😟

bloody spaniard
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13 years ago

#47

DrafterX wrote:

9/11/01 changed everything

No, the option is to cut Government by more than half, same with pensions, salaries, install term limits, etc. until a viable remedy can be found. Don't take offense but we are broke and can't afford you (meaning this much Government) any longer. In fact, every frickin' broke city and jurisdiction seems to be bloated with 6 figure paper shufflers that shriek & scurry for cover when found out.

bloody spaniard wrote:

I like TW too but at some point we have to make the harder decisions. We (meaning small business) took and continue to take a deficit bite, now it's the Government's (Federal and state) turn. Simple. They've tied our hands when it comes to capitalism & be "HAVES", well, now they can partake in the Circus Maximus like the rest of us. Those people exempt themselves from Obamacare & SS. End that as well.

No double dippers or lifetime retirements after an early retirement either. Wait for normal retirement like everyone else.
Elect me & Ill close their bennies shop fast.

DrafterX
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13 years ago

#48

If you were elected you'd just become part of the problem.... 😟

bloody spaniard
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13 years ago

#49

If you were elected you'd just become part of the problem.... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

Not if I eliminated my job I wouldn't.

DrafterX
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13 years ago

#50

🤔

bloody spaniard
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13 years ago

#51

Here, sit down so you don't get dizzy.
You get elected & then set term limits= eliminate job when term ends. Voila. This is all hypothetical, right? Ok.

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rfenst
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13 years ago

#52

It is too late to fix much if any of this. This is the ultimate consequence of decades and decades of economic/business/industrial decay. Detroit is so strongly tied to non-adaptable production/the heaviest industry this country had, and is a forerunner of what major segments and areas of our country can expect without changes in its structure. It is also too large to ever turn around or succeed in a meaningful way and in the long-run. It was once so very great, but is now on life support. Bankruptcy is just another step along the way.

DrafterX
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13 years ago

#53

Here, sit down so you don't get dizzy.
You get elected & then set term limits= eliminate job when term ends. Voila. This is all hypothetical, right? Ok.

bloody spaniard wrote:

ya.. that all sounds good and stuff but it wouldn't be long till you misplaced your skrupple and started sticking to the little dudes... 🤐

bloody spaniard
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13 years ago

#54

ya.. that all sounds good and stuff but it wouldn't be long till you misplaced your skrupple and started sticking to the little dudes... 🤐

DrafterX wrote:

You don't trust people, do you? I think I have enough scruples to say NO and walk away. I've done that quite a few times. Money, power, and celebrity are not my gods. Now, where's my Guy Fawkes mask? lol

HockeyDad
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13 years ago

#55

ya.. that all sounds good and stuff but it wouldn't be long till you misplaced your skrupple and started sticking to the little dudes... 🤐

DrafterX wrote:

I would probably lobby him to do just that. (there's good money in lobbying!)

teedubbya
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13 years ago

#56

I'd probably just gloat and stuff

Gene363
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13 years ago

#57

Damn you George Bush!

ZRX1200 wrote:

He he he, nope it's the republicans. Delusional idiots are blaming Republicans for the downfall of Detroit. Sometimes it feels like we're living in Bizarro World.

"MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry put forth a theory as to why Detroit inevitably went bankrupt — terminal lack of government."

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/07/19/melissa-harris-perrys-delusional-analysis-of-bankrupt-detroit/

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