So much for elected local governments in MI

TorpX · 03-11-11, 04:37 AM

As I said since they can vote in state elections, they are not being disenfancised. In any case what is the alternative? If a city or county is run into the ground and becomes bankrupt, should the state simply let the schools close, and the police and fire depts cease to function? These are real possibilities nowadays. To have a state obligated to bail out municipalities, without any authority to correct the underlying problems is not an adequate answer. Municipalities that get into these situations have most likely done so due to longstanding overspending and/ or corruption issues.

03-11-11, 04:37 AM	#8
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	As I said since they can vote in state elections, they are not being disenfancised. In any case what is the alternative? If a city or county is run into the ground and becomes bankrupt, should the state simply let the schools close, and the police and fire depts cease to function? These are real possibilities nowadays. To have a state obligated to bail out municipalities, without any authority to correct the underlying problems is not an adequate answer. Municipalities that get into these situations have most likely done so due to longstanding overspending and/ or corruption issues.