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KamaAina

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4. I meant that this could easily spread outside Michigan

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 03:54 PM

Jun 2013

that's what ALEC and the Koch Brothers do. They used Katrina to replace New Orleans public schools with charters. Now it's happening in Chicago. I could easily see, for instance, Walker and his teabagger sycophants passing an emergency manager law (twice if they had to ) and using it to take over Milwaukee.

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Article on Detroit filled with inaccuracies [View all] KamaAina Jun 2013 OP

If only the infrastructure wasn't crumbling. longship Jun 2013 #1

I was hoping to get some Detroiters to slice 'n' dice it KamaAina Jun 2013 #2

Well, it will likely stop at Eight Mile Road. longship Jun 2013 #3

I meant that this could easily spread outside Michigan KamaAina Jun 2013 #4

I watched Moyers the other day, too. longship Jun 2013 #5