Distopian SciFi FTW

[rolanni]

So, out in the great state of Michigan the new governor -- one Mr. Rick Snyder, a Republican -- has noticed that there's a Budget! Crisis! in his state! Sound familiar? And in order to be Fiscally Responsible, he has Bravely Leapt Into Action and is showing the way by advocating a new law that will not only break what few pitiful remnants of the unions that remain in these dark times, but which will also dissolve entire local governments.

You've gotta read this.

When I said it might be interesting to live in a science fiction novel? This was not the novel I had in mind.

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Detroit

[claire774.livejournal.com]

We're used to being told that we've lost a big part of one American city; New Orleans. But we're losing another too: Detroit. it's already 1/2 the size it was. A monument to unbridled capatalism and greed. Now the superintendent of schools is closing 70 of Detroit's public schools. Lots of schools have already been closed. Watch the city vanish. I got a call today from a Detroit resident. There are lots of homeless dogs roaming the streets. Yep. We're in trouble.
C.