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     7 years ago 

    LOL

    Um....no.

    The total of these federal benefits to Detroit comes to more than $2 billion, as is detailed in the following list:

    • Federal aid directly to city: $108 million
    • Title 1 aid to public schools (sent to the city via the state): $200 million
    • Medicaid (federal portion): $600 million
    • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance: $575 million
    • EITC: $350 million
    • Pell Grants: $36 million
    • Social Security (based only on SSI recipients): $50 million
    • Medicare (based only on SSI recipients): 90 million
    • Housing vouchers, heating assistance, extended unemployment benefits, etc.: Not Included
      Total: $2 billion plus

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       7 years ago 

      Ok, valid point, but you could put that $3 billion also intro Detroit or not?

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         7 years ago 

        Detroit used to be the richest city in the nation due to the auto industry.
        I can't imagine how many billions of dollars in local and state taxes, let alone federal taxes, that they blew in order to put it into ruins.

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