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Octafish

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24. He chewed the fat with the GOP ''leadership'' over lobster.
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:40 PM
Mar 2013

It's like they connected, as the rich are still the richest in history.



And We here in Detroit are getting poorer every day. Which doesn't mean there isn't some friend of Gov. Snyder who can't turn a buck off it. When they're through, they'll have privatized the City's nicest assets, the water works and Belle Isle, which they want to transform into an quasi-independent Commonwealth located between the USA and Canada to the south -- a tax shelter identical in spirit with Georgetown in Grand Cayman I kid you not.




Detroit's Game Changer

In 1950, Detroit was a vibrant city; the wealthiest in the nation. Now, despite all the efforts of many good people, the city has lost most of its population and is now the poorest, most dangerous, most run down city in America.

Detroit needs a game changer. The 982 acre island of Belle Isle can be that game changer for Detroit. The book Belle Isle is about that vision.

The setting is Belle Isle, 30 years in the future. Twenty nine years prior (2014), Belle Isle was sold by the city of Detroit for $1 billion dollars to a group of investors who believed in individual freedom, liberty and free markets.
They formed their own city-state, with innovative systems of government, taxation, labor and money. People soon came from all over the world to be part of this culture of unlimited opportunity. Belle Isle became the “Midwest Tiger,” rivaling Singapore as an economic miracle. Although numbering only 35,000 citizens, it generated billions of dollars in desperately needed economic growth and became a social laboratory for the western world.

Detroit shared in the genuine Renaissance. The large sum paid for Belle Isle was used to train Detroiters to fill the huge need for construction workers on Belle Isle. Beyond this, the construction of this remarkable new nation by private money provided years of economic boost for Detroit and Southeast Michigan, and the sparks generated by the fires of “can do” optimism and a new social pact jumped the river, causing factories and farms to be built in Detroit, restoring it to its former glory.

Big changes take big ideas, power arising from noble intent, and leaders of great vision and courage. It happened before with the birth of America. It can happen again.

All this is possible on Belle Isle.

SOURCE: http://www.commonwealthofbelleisle.com/



You know, there used to be a heckuva lot more articles about this scam, er, scheme on the web, including the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press web sites, but for some reason my GOOGLE goes to more and more "Woops!" pages.

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Why isn't America doing so, LWolf Mar 2013 #1
Well. For one thing, the tee vee never seems to bring it up. Octafish Mar 2013 #4
I'll get that done before Monday. LWolf Mar 2013 #9
MSNBC hosts talk about wealth disparity often. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #13
Those are very unfair unsupported broad-brush accusations against 98% of the population Dragonfli Mar 2013 #27
Yeah, why not ...... oldhippie Mar 2013 #2
Really don't know. I do wish he really were a groovy socialist like Hugo C. Octafish Mar 2013 #7
Maybe because Obama believes in austerity DJ13 Mar 2013 #3
That is the logical conclusion. And to think we live in such a wealthy country. Octafish Mar 2013 #11
Excellent link! DJ13 Mar 2013 #12
... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2013 #26
His belief? How's his old neighborhood doing? The one in which he was a community organizer. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #29
If Obama really wanted to do progressive stuff, he'd do what Reagan always did when he wanted Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #5
That Pruneface "Red Ink Ronnie" got us into this fine mess. Octafish Mar 2013 #15
Why do we cling to the fantasy woo me with science Mar 2013 #6
I keep hoping things will change. Octafish Mar 2013 #19
Didn't you hear them begging him to stop attacking them? malaise Mar 2013 #8
I remember that movie DJ13 Mar 2013 #14
He chewed the fat with the GOP ''leadership'' over lobster. Octafish Mar 2013 #24
Because gerrymandering would make that a useless exercise. bluestate10 Mar 2013 #10
It's going exactly as planned... 4 t 4 Mar 2013 #23
Not sure about Pres. Obama, but I think in the minds of sane Americans, he should.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2013 #16
Rather than ignore the problem, Bernie Sanders took them on... Octafish Mar 2013 #31
Good for Bernie. He was elected as a Socialist Independent in VT. MLK wasn't a rich man.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2013 #33
Does property mean that much to you? Octafish Mar 2013 #35
That would just clutter up the message: limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #17
That really is some message. Octafish Mar 2013 #36
another pic of bush green for victory Mar 2013 #18
Three peas in a pod. forestpath Mar 2013 #21
The Fifth Pea stood apart. Octafish Mar 2013 #25
I don't think he wants taxes raised on the rich. He just uses that as a sop forestpath Mar 2013 #20
Perfectly balanced. Octafish Mar 2013 #34
My rep is a Rep MyshkinCommaPrince Mar 2013 #22
That IS sad -- on every count. Octafish Mar 2013 #38
Thank you! MyshkinCommaPrince Mar 2013 #47
So is this a rhetorical question? Here's a sample of my OFA emails encouraging me to call: freshwest Mar 2013 #28
Thank you for the heads-up, Freshwest. The issues you mention are most important causes. Octafish Mar 2013 #39
Thanks. And Obama is asking for support. My Inbox has been full since the election. The budget: freshwest Mar 2013 #46
Why haven't Americans done this on their own treestar Mar 2013 #30
You are correct, treestar. My point is that as leader of the nation, he has a 'Bully Pulpit'... Octafish Mar 2013 #40
How naive. theaocp Mar 2013 #41
How profound. Octafish Mar 2013 #45
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #32
It's a regular Who's Who... Octafish Mar 2013 #37
Maybe he wants all of the Republican hostage-taking in a single pile. gulliver Mar 2013 #42
Why isn't DU asking people to call their reps and demand the CPC Back To Work budget is adopted? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #43
Why? 99Forever Mar 2013 #44
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