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In reply to the discussion: Why doesn't President Obama ask America to call their Rep's and DEMAND taxes be raised on the RICH? [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)24. He chewed the fat with the GOP ''leadership'' over lobster.
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 doesn't President Obama ask America to call their Rep's and DEMAND taxes be raised on the RICH? [View all]
Octafish
Mar 2013
OP
Those are very unfair unsupported broad-brush accusations against 98% of the population
Dragonfli
Mar 2013
#27
That is the logical conclusion. And to think we live in such a wealthy country.
Octafish
Mar 2013
#11
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
Not sure about Pres. Obama, but I think in the minds of sane Americans, he should....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2013
#16
Good for Bernie. He was elected as a Socialist Independent in VT. MLK wasn't a rich man....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2013
#33
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
You are correct, treestar. My point is that as leader of the nation, he has a 'Bully Pulpit'...
Octafish
Mar 2013
#40
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