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  • The Detroit bankruptcy - World Socialist Web Site

    http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/20/pers-j20.html

    The Detroit bankruptcy
    20 July 2013

    The bankruptcy of Detroit, the former auto capital of the world, is a milestone in the historical decay of American capitalism. It is as well a new point of departure in the social counterrevolution being carried out by the ruling class to make working people pay for the failure of its system.

    Kevyn Orr, the unelected financial tsar, Republican Governor Rick Snyder, Democratic Mayor David Bing and the establishment media all point to the horrific conditions in Detroit—78,000 abandoned buildings, non-functioning streetlights, antiquated and understaffed fire protection—not to indict the politicians and corporate powers who are responsible, but to justify the destruction of the living standards and essential public services of workers who bear no responsibility for the disastrous situation.

    Detroit bankruptcy filing paves the way for assault on workers - World Socialist Web Site

    http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/07/20/detr-j20.html

    Detroit bankruptcy filing paves the way for assault on workers
    By Shannon Jones
    20 July 2013

    Michigan Republican Governor Rick Snyder and Kevyn Orr, the emergency manager overseeing the financial restructuring of Detroit, defended their decision to force the city into Chapter 9 bankruptcy at a press conference Friday.

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