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A free Detroit would have absolutely no labor and workplace regulations, including minimum wages, mandatory insurance, equal opportunity rules, occupational safety rules, etc. People would be allowed to work together cooperatively for whatever terms their marginal productivity of labor will secure.
End all red tape that thwarts business start-ups and hobbles their expansion, such as licensing, public health regulations and inspections, zoning restrictions, etc. Do not be concerned that people ma
Privatize all government services, such as garbage pickup, water and sewage services, and allow for unbridled competition in these and other areas, even fire protection. Sell off city property (who needs offices that are empty of government bureaucrats anyway?) and deed public housing to its current occupants, making them responsible for their own abodes. You may be surprised how responsible people can be with their own property. End public education and all its costs. Allow the people to get the kind of education that they desire, whatever that may be. Since half the current population of Detroit is functionally illiterate, what’s the risk?
Do you want a safe society? Then let people arm themselves without any licensing requirements. Since it takes Detroit police approximately an hour to answer a typical 911 call, this is simply a practical solution to the basic human right of self-defense. Above all end welfare. The destructive cycle of dependency is driving American cities to the financial and cultural wall.
Originally posted by cavtrooper7
Two words "Dodge City"
Return of the wild west accept this time it's sniping.
Declare Detroit A Free City,
Originally posted by tinker9917
What an interesting experiment.
Originally posted by cavtrooper7
reply to post by Realtruth
Oh good God you actually LIVE THERE.Get out fast no one is helping you people,
Originally posted by Schillinger
Housing is probably dirt cheap in Detroit, I might move there
Originally posted by SaturnFX
so, remove welfare..