This is crazy

[ChargerMatt]

Detroit is Bankrupt, Allen Park, Michigan Sends Layoff Notices to Entire Fire Department | Wall Street Oasis

 

Allen Park, Michigan's fire department has been 100% laid off.

 

Laying off the cops is the next step as a millage vote did not pass.

 

 

 

 

 

Just incredible how this can happen

[Chewy]

Ah yes... Arsonists are flying in from all over the country to visit this weekend.

 

Hmm... What's cheaper?

[THE Mook]

Wow. That's all I can say.

[zxgto06]

Yea that city will be bulldozed over in a few years if it keeps heading the way it is.

[ChargerMatt]

To make it even worse, my city (Taylor) laid off over 2/3 of it's fire department and the police were reinstated last month or so.

 

It has gotten to the point to where I've heard people say "I don't need a DD, there's no cops"

[clayc_989]

I'd like to know if any of their locally elected officials have taken pay cuts or layoffs too. It seems ridiculous to me that they would disband such public services, if they were keeping budgets full for their jobs.

 

Its a sad situation for many, I hope they can find a silver lining in those storm clouds ahead.

[MAYBEN]

That's ridiculous..

 

NJ is almost as bad with only having us volunteers and not many paid departments..

[Diffident]

This kind of stunt is usually used to justify raising taxes. When cuts are made it is always to Police, Fire, and education....as if those are the only ways to save money. It's a common tactic used here is MD.

[ChargerMatt]

I just read another article that the city of Detroit has proposed taking down over half of the city's traffic lights in order to cut costs. Estimated $10M in annual savings.

[Tim]

I thought I read street lights, not traffic lights

[Marylander]

This kind of stunt is usually used to justify raising taxes. When cuts are made it is always to Police, Fire, and education....as if those are the only ways to save money. It's a common tactic used here is MD.

 

Amen, neighbor. We get held hostage by politicians every freaking year.

[ChargerMatt]

I thought I read street lights, not traffic lights

 

Oh you're right. My bad.

 

Traffic lights made just as much sense because if you drive down there, there are no traffic laws. You're likely to get pulled over for suspicious behavior if you stop at a light.

[04silverado]

that's just ridiculous. Lay off the people who save buildings and potentially peoples lives. damn shame in my opinion.

[chas]

Pure fear tactic to scare residents into accepting pocket picking by corrupt politicians.

[Green Machine]

Matt hide your Charger!!! That just sound ridiculous what are they doing to Michigan?

[BlueGenCoupe]

Ah Detroit is too close to Canada!

[AngryPolska]

Ahhh Detroit.....the bastion of economic utopia brought on by decades of failed leftist ideology.

 

See what we all get to look "Forward" to?

[ChargerMatt]

Matt hide your Charger!!! That just sound ridiculous what are they doing to Michigan?

 

Blindfolding us before leading us out to open water.