Detroit bankruptcy: Is it a warning sign for America? (+video)
How Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has dealt with financial crises in the state – and how he will handle the Detroit bankruptcy – could hold lessons for the rest of the US.
By Mark Sappenfield
CSMonitor.com
July 21, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder (R) of Michigan could be forgiven for sounding like a bit of a cheerleader when discussing Detroit’s bankruptcy Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
“I’m very bullish about the growth opportunities of Detroit,” he said.
On one hand, finding the silver lining of perhaps the worst fiscal disaster in the history of America’s cities is his job – it’s hard to imagine Michigan truly thriving so long as its largest city is an economic millstone. Yet, on a much more personal level, it seems like Governor Snyder sincerely believes he was built for this.
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