Extraordinary Eh?
By Michael LaFaive
ecently, an excellent series in The Detroit News exposed the tangled web of trouble besetting the city of Detroit’s Fire Department. The citizens of Detroit have a right to expect reliable protection from fire and other emergencies, and they’re not getting it.
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In one year, 1999, the value of residential property destroyed by fire in Detroit was more than the value of all new residential property built in the city during the 1990s.
Michael LaFaive is managing editor of Michigan Privatization Report, a publication of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Midland-based public policy research and educational institute.
Why do the citizens of Detroit have a right to expect reliable protection from fire and other emergencies?
I don't know why.
Because they exist
Because lotto winners expect to win.
If someone goes to a restaurant and orders Roast Beef dose the patron have a right to expect a Prime Rib dinner?
I would not think so.
Of course, if others are having Prime Rib, every one deserves it.
Well lets think about it. Going to a restaurant can be compared to going to a Voting Booth
I understand, Menus and Ballots, both are lists of choices, like wise ordering and voting, are forms of decision making.
I do not understand the analogy, they do not feed you at the voting booth.
Detroit has been falling apart for years
This building is in pretty good shape compared to most abandoned buildings in Detroit, and this one is City Owned!
This is the result of a city managed by people elected by the Voters of Detroit. Namely Coleman Young and Dennis Archer!
One is tempted to ask, What are the criteria used by Detroit voters, when selecting their leadership?
Well lets think about it...
Suppose a person seeking the office of the Mayor, was not "Black"?
He would not have a snowball's chance in hell.
He would have a good chance to be elected if he demonstrated the ability to solve what appeared to be impossible problems!
I would rather skip this question.
The brutal fact is that the main Litmus test a candidate must pass before being considered on the Detroit ballot, has not a thing to do with the candidate's abilities!
I agree.
I disagree.
If voters set the ground rules of who gets in power, then the voters are responsible.
Voters have a right to make decisions.
Voters have a right to make bad decisions.
The poor shape of Detroit's Fire Department is the result of voters exercising their Rights at the Ballot Box!
Sure, they could of elected one whose priority was the Fire Department.
No, Detroiters are Victims of their own actions, and Victims are not responsible.
The premise of the article on privatization is that "Detroiters have a right to expect reliable protection from fire and other emergencies"
If the foundation of the arguments for Privatization is faulty then it follows that...
Castles should not be built in the sand.
Castles can be built in the sand, because the government will replace it!
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Have a nice day,
Mark
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