I grew up in Detroit during the 60's and my Father and us had to live there since he worked for the City. No one in their right mind that grew up there will or would ever come back. I Laugh at people that do - they are the Liberals in our society that think Detroit will ever be the same. I laugh - I could not wait to move and now live in a peaceful area in Michigan. My House I grew up in is no longer in Detroit - someone burned it down. I AM GLAD TO BE OUT OF THERE and I quote the One time Boxer that said - "I PITY THE FOOL". We can not go back to the way is was with all the Murders and Rapes that go on (plus all the other crimes). I have not nor will I set foot in Detroit for any Function - However I do root for the Detroit Tigers - GOD BLESS THEM
Florida Boy - 13 years ago
I travel often for work and was in Detroit last week. I exited 94 to get something to eat and ended up in the wrong part of town. Out of all the places I have been Detroit is the scariest. I felt that I could be mugged at any moment. I would never live there for any reason. Secondly dispersing public money for something as stupid as this is irresponsible.
lucifers Bane - 13 years ago
Another instance of Social Engineering by the out of touch Liberal Elite, please stop using other peoples money to buy votes and test your outright crazy ideas.
If you people want to change Detroit Downtown, please go live there and out YOUR family at risk first, you clean the place up then people will come back.
joe x detroiter - 13 years ago
Sean:
Take your liberal a%& and move there. Then YOU can FIX the public schools. Don't wait for someone else to do it for you.
Talk about "ignorant conservative comments".
Sean from the 313 - 13 years ago
Good luck getting an objective poll and commentary since this article was linked to Drudge Report. Now we'll get flooded by ignorant comments from people that have never been to Detroit and have nothing worthwhile to share, but who feel compelled to be an internet tough guy and type about "stupid libs." So tiresome.
Anyway, I think it's a good idea, but one that I wouldn't take advantage of. I have children, and a very dim view of Detroit public schools. Fix that hot mess and you'll see more people taking you up on this offer.
Joe DeAngelis - 13 years ago
These comments make me sick. Apparently, not one of you have ever been in Detroit in the last 5 years. I've lived just outside of downtown for over 5 years. Surprise, I don't own a firearm. I've never felt unsafe walking around/riding my bike at anytime day or night. I've never been threatened and I get asked for money more when I'm in Chicago than in Detroit. Yes, Detroit has it's share of problems, let's start with the highest taxes and worst services, but it offers some great neighborhoods with beautiful homes for unbelievable prices. Check out Palmer Woods, Indian Village, the Riverfront, downtown and Midtown.
Wise One - 13 years ago
Creators of this "program" will be directly responsible for the deaths of naive young people.
Walt Kowalski - 13 years ago
The unions destroyed Detroit, now it resembles a Third World nation.
esfritzi - 13 years ago
Detroit is a dump! I think all the abandoned houses and lots need to be cleared using stimulus money (at least we'll get some benefit from the billions) and give the lots away free of charge to anyone will be build a new home. Give them a 3 year tax holiday on property taxes, since these lots aren't generating any revenue anyway. Call Richard Dugas from Pulte Homes and Bill Pulte himself and get Pulte to build homes at cost and let them take a tax deduction on the foregone profit to get new housing being built. Provide very low interest loans (how much lower can rates get) to buyers that will only "rent" the homes for the 1st three years. If they are not maintaining the properties (and we know this can go), then evict them from the properties. Detroit has to think outside the box, otherwise, Detroit should be given to Canada.
ferd robles - 13 years ago
I left in 1982 , lived in Rochestesr but worked in Detroit . Although I loved Rochester I wouldn't be caught dead in Detroit and is reason I left because I could have been dead. I've also lived in Atlanta but again like Detroit DON'T GET CAUGHT IN EITHER ONE AFTER DARK. I have ALWAYS carried a concealed weapon but you couldn't pay me enough to live in DETROIT.
Lisa - 13 years ago
Incentives? There wouldn't be enough incentives in the world for me to move to downtown Detroit. Another stupid plan to control the will of the people via liberal politics. For those who take this offer, better obtain a few weapons and a big big watch dog.
Rick - 13 years ago
I agree with all these comments. Don't you know that the liberals are just looking to put all those lazy ass welfare recipients to work giving them plenty of cash in hand mugging victims. I guess the liberals feel that if the lazy ass thugs are good at something then let them do something their good at like breaking the law
DW - 13 years ago
Oh, yes, I can't wait to move to downtown Detroit. I'm going to load up on all the life insurance policies I can muster at double indemnity and make my wife one of the richest widows in Michigan after I get iced by "da hood". She can then take my ashes to Florida where she will buy our dream house on the Gulf. I'll just be sitting on the mantle while she lays out by the pool with the new squeeze. Sign me up Big D!!!
Fitz from the Detroit suburbs - 13 years ago
I was born in Detroit and watched it's demise over the last 60 years. It is officially a hell hole. I watched it burn in 67 from a boat in the Detroit river, should have let it go to ash then. Cops don't repond unless you mention bullets or blood on the 911 call. It is a nasty place to live, if you want to call it that.
Frederick - 13 years ago
It's not worth the energy to even try to fix Detroit. The only solution to Detroit is to knock it down and start over.
Lost Michigander - 13 years ago
Shrink Detroit, we dont need incentives to live somewhere we dont want to live, turn it into farm land, and put people back to work on the farm land. I hear there are lots of welfare people looking for work(lol).
Mark Woodworth - 13 years ago
Interference with market forces never works. Detroit is turning into a third world disaster zone. This is due to decades of government corruption, waste and fraud. Until the People who live there become determined to change the way its government operates, it will continue to sink into the cesspool of urban decay. Look around and grow up.
George - 13 years ago
Sounds like a typical liberal scheme -- bribe people to do what they wouldn't choose to do otherwise. Kind of like giving cash rewards to kids who attend school, or letting Prius drivers use the HOV lanes. Such bribery is the last refuge (or at least one of 'em) of people who can't win their argument on the basis of its intrinsic merit.
Walljasper - 13 years ago
Howbout complimentary firearms training, a conceal-carry permit, several boxes of frangible ammo and a blanket legal insurance policy to defend yourslf from civil suits in the likely event you have to save your own life from thugs.
I grew up in Detroit during the 60's and my Father and us had to live there since he worked for the City. No one in their right mind that grew up there will or would ever come back. I Laugh at people that do - they are the Liberals in our society that think Detroit will ever be the same. I laugh - I could not wait to move and now live in a peaceful area in Michigan. My House I grew up in is no longer in Detroit - someone burned it down. I AM GLAD TO BE OUT OF THERE and I quote the One time Boxer that said - "I PITY THE FOOL". We can not go back to the way is was with all the Murders and Rapes that go on (plus all the other crimes). I have not nor will I set foot in Detroit for any Function - However I do root for the Detroit Tigers - GOD BLESS THEM
I travel often for work and was in Detroit last week. I exited 94 to get something to eat and ended up in the wrong part of town. Out of all the places I have been Detroit is the scariest. I felt that I could be mugged at any moment. I would never live there for any reason. Secondly dispersing public money for something as stupid as this is irresponsible.
Another instance of Social Engineering by the out of touch Liberal Elite, please stop using other peoples money to buy votes and test your outright crazy ideas.
If you people want to change Detroit Downtown, please go live there and out YOUR family at risk first, you clean the place up then people will come back.
Sean:
Take your liberal a%& and move there. Then YOU can FIX the public schools. Don't wait for someone else to do it for you.
Talk about "ignorant conservative comments".
Good luck getting an objective poll and commentary since this article was linked to Drudge Report. Now we'll get flooded by ignorant comments from people that have never been to Detroit and have nothing worthwhile to share, but who feel compelled to be an internet tough guy and type about "stupid libs." So tiresome.
Anyway, I think it's a good idea, but one that I wouldn't take advantage of. I have children, and a very dim view of Detroit public schools. Fix that hot mess and you'll see more people taking you up on this offer.
These comments make me sick. Apparently, not one of you have ever been in Detroit in the last 5 years. I've lived just outside of downtown for over 5 years. Surprise, I don't own a firearm. I've never felt unsafe walking around/riding my bike at anytime day or night. I've never been threatened and I get asked for money more when I'm in Chicago than in Detroit. Yes, Detroit has it's share of problems, let's start with the highest taxes and worst services, but it offers some great neighborhoods with beautiful homes for unbelievable prices. Check out Palmer Woods, Indian Village, the Riverfront, downtown and Midtown.
Creators of this "program" will be directly responsible for the deaths of naive young people.
The unions destroyed Detroit, now it resembles a Third World nation.
Detroit is a dump! I think all the abandoned houses and lots need to be cleared using stimulus money (at least we'll get some benefit from the billions) and give the lots away free of charge to anyone will be build a new home. Give them a 3 year tax holiday on property taxes, since these lots aren't generating any revenue anyway. Call Richard Dugas from Pulte Homes and Bill Pulte himself and get Pulte to build homes at cost and let them take a tax deduction on the foregone profit to get new housing being built. Provide very low interest loans (how much lower can rates get) to buyers that will only "rent" the homes for the 1st three years. If they are not maintaining the properties (and we know this can go), then evict them from the properties. Detroit has to think outside the box, otherwise, Detroit should be given to Canada.
I left in 1982 , lived in Rochestesr but worked in Detroit . Although I loved Rochester I wouldn't be caught dead in Detroit and is reason I left because I could have been dead. I've also lived in Atlanta but again like Detroit DON'T GET CAUGHT IN EITHER ONE AFTER DARK. I have ALWAYS carried a concealed weapon but you couldn't pay me enough to live in DETROIT.
Incentives? There wouldn't be enough incentives in the world for me to move to downtown Detroit. Another stupid plan to control the will of the people via liberal politics. For those who take this offer, better obtain a few weapons and a big big watch dog.
I agree with all these comments. Don't you know that the liberals are just looking to put all those lazy ass welfare recipients to work giving them plenty of cash in hand mugging victims. I guess the liberals feel that if the lazy ass thugs are good at something then let them do something their good at like breaking the law
Oh, yes, I can't wait to move to downtown Detroit. I'm going to load up on all the life insurance policies I can muster at double indemnity and make my wife one of the richest widows in Michigan after I get iced by "da hood". She can then take my ashes to Florida where she will buy our dream house on the Gulf. I'll just be sitting on the mantle while she lays out by the pool with the new squeeze. Sign me up Big D!!!
I was born in Detroit and watched it's demise over the last 60 years. It is officially a hell hole. I watched it burn in 67 from a boat in the Detroit river, should have let it go to ash then. Cops don't repond unless you mention bullets or blood on the 911 call. It is a nasty place to live, if you want to call it that.
It's not worth the energy to even try to fix Detroit. The only solution to Detroit is to knock it down and start over.
Shrink Detroit, we dont need incentives to live somewhere we dont want to live, turn it into farm land, and put people back to work on the farm land. I hear there are lots of welfare people looking for work(lol).
Interference with market forces never works. Detroit is turning into a third world disaster zone. This is due to decades of government corruption, waste and fraud. Until the People who live there become determined to change the way its government operates, it will continue to sink into the cesspool of urban decay. Look around and grow up.
Sounds like a typical liberal scheme -- bribe people to do what they wouldn't choose to do otherwise. Kind of like giving cash rewards to kids who attend school, or letting Prius drivers use the HOV lanes. Such bribery is the last refuge (or at least one of 'em) of people who can't win their argument on the basis of its intrinsic merit.
Howbout complimentary firearms training, a conceal-carry permit, several boxes of frangible ammo and a blanket legal insurance policy to defend yourslf from civil suits in the likely event you have to save your own life from thugs.