re: #274 Targetpractice

By basically telling the people who worked their asses off during the good times “Sorry Gramps, but the corrupt assholes who ran Detroit for decades screwed the city over, and you’ve got to pay part of the bill. That isn’t fair, I know, but the union you worked under did sign contracts for ‘pension sweeteners’ that it should have know weren’t sustainable in the long term. My constituents in other parts of the state did not cause this problem and there’s a limit to what they are willing to contribute to its solution. I’ll my best to keep things livable for you, but the fact remains filing bankruptcy really is the only way for Detroit to survive.”