“Atlas Shrugged” was a warning, not a manual: OK, we’ll do it in stages

July 28, 2011February 15, 2021

(Via the Drudge Report)

Detroit neighborhoods with more people and a better chance of survival will receive different levels of city services than more blighted areas under a plan unveiled Wednesday that some residents fear may pit them against each other for scarce resources.

Mayor Dave Bing released details from his Detroit Works Project, calling the changes a “short-term intervention” necessary because the city, with limited financial resources, a $155 million budget deficit and a dwindling population, was spread dangerously thin.

Let’s see…”short term”–check. Limited resources that must be deployed efficiently–check. Write off “blighted areas”–check.

Next step is to change the signs at the Detroit city limits to say “Welcome to Starnesville”.

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