@emptywheel I'd be surprised if this whole affair *wasn't* being used as an opportunity to loot.
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@bschefke Exactly. Like housing bubble (which was partial cause), get rich on the way up, and richer on the way down. Now! w/cheap artwork! -
@emptywheel Virginia Postrel will really like the cheap art.
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@DustinSlaughter@cruickshank You guys aren't in MI! I know everyone wants to be but not everyone has the privilege. -
@emptywheel Hah! But really, why should they be "concerned"?
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@emptywheel Detroit is"complicated". -
@trampslikeus2 How so? IMO it's Looting 101, made possible by racism and globalization. Gotta profit off failure. -
@emptywheel I am not as interested in the causes as the solutions
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@emptywheel Process of financialization allows econ elites to strip assets from any tax base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financialization … http://backtofullemployment.org/2013/01/28/financialization-and-unemployment/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Chops being licked as we tweet :-PThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel It's going to be Hardcore Pawn on a bigger, scummier scale.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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