Detroit would keep shrinking, down to about 530,000 people, spread ever more thinly across the same 139.5 square miles but pockmarked by more than 110,000 empty homes and buildings.A brave editorial from a newspaper.
Michigan's per capita income, in the top 10 nationally for decades, would be the lowest of the 50 states.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Detroit Free Press Editorial Warning: Detroit Will Lose Another 25% of Its' Population If Nothing Changes
The Detroit Free Press has a stunning editorial on Detroit's decline if nothing changes: