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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
American cities are different from Canadian cities. Calgary is actually one of the biggest municipalities in North America. If it was in the U.S., it would probably be 3-6 counties. Each county has its own government and budget. The City of Detroit (which is in Wayne County) is bankrupt. However, there are wealthy counties around it that aren't bankrupt, and are full of affluent people. To call them gated communities isn't accurate - they're typically much larger than what we call a subdivision.
For example, Oakland County, which is adjacent to Wayne County, has 1,202,362 people, and has one of the highest average family incomes in the U.S. ($84,783). Livingston County, population 180,967, is another Detroit commuter county. Median family income is $82,637. For context, median family income in the U.S. is $50,054. The state of Michigan ranks 15th in the U.S. in median income.
Detroit's fanbase is largely outside the city of Detroit. Those people aren't poor - in fact, they're quite well-off compared to most Americans.
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I realize this, and I was mostly joking (hence the Sweden jab). But in the case of the Detroit players what I read was they were all neighbours literally on the same street and very much in a gated community. Gated communities are very common in the states and very much gated, with a fence road block as well as manned by guards 24/7.
Back on topic, it is pretty ridiculous that a bankrupt city is giving a billionaire millions of dollars. Unless they stick a tollbooth to collect "tax" dollars from the people living outside the area to chip in, I very much doubt it'll do much to help the people who live in the actual city/county in poverty.