Despite the glossy propaganda campaign which has accompanied its rollout, the blight removal is not about rebuilding neighborhoods and improving services. In reality, it is part of a strategy to drive poor and working class people out of #Detroit. It is being coordinated with mass closures of public schools and the shut-off of public services in areas deemed “unviable” for investment. For the capitalist class interests behind the bankruptcy, provision of public education and basic services is a wasteful drag on profitability.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 18:20:00 +0000
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