Detroit is Bankrupt. Shhh. Don't Tell Anyone.

A week or so ago, we “Googled” the following two words:  “Detroit bankruptcy”

Our purpose was to document the manner in which the Hollywood media picked up on this important story.  Our plan was to write an essay about the lessons we can learn from Detroit.  What do you think we found from this Google search?

Here is a recap of the “Google” search results from that day:

1.    The Economist, http://www.economist.com/node/21541432.  Now get this.  This top search article was written in December 2011.  It was not even current to the pending bankruptcy.

2.    CNN.  This is the only Hollywood media outfit that covered this story and, once again, it was not the current pending bankruptcy taking place now in March 2012 but it was the concern and outlook from November 2011.  http://articles.cnn.com/2011-11-17/us/us_michigan-detroit-budget-problems_1_mayor-dave-bing-city-job-cuts-budget-problems?_s=PM:US

3.    A Columbus, Ohio article touting Joe Biden’s March 15, 2012 attack on republicans for opposing the automobile manufacturer bailout.  HUH?  Makes us wonder a bit about Google's role in the Hollywood media fiasco.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120315/POLITICS01/203150484/1121/AUTO01/Biden-denounces-GOP-opposition-to-auto-bailout

4.    Detroit Free Press article on the bankruptcy.  FINALLY.  http://www.freep.com/article/20120314/NEWS15/203140421/Gov-Rick-Snyder-Advisory-board-saved-New-York-from-bankruptcy

5.    From this point on the Google search results are attorneys advertising for bankrupt individuals in the Detroit area who could become their clients (i.e. nothing to do with the city of Detroit bankruptcy.)

The Hollywood media has completely ignored the story of the bankruptcy of the city of Detroit which is a disaster completely attributable to three elements:

1.    Democrat politicians and bureaucrats building debt

2.    Unions everywhere – city employees, police, firemen, teachers, administrators, and industry, particularly the automobile industry.  Each placing their demands ahead of building a strong and competitive economic base

3.    Failed local and federal policies dealing with everything that destroys the social and cultural fabric of a community.  In this case an overwhelming minority community

Why will you not hear ABC, CBS, PBS, Fox, NBC and all the power of Comcast and Time Warner and Disney and the rest of the Hollywood media cover this story? Why will you not see an analysis of the problems?  We are not talking about the Hollywood media’s infatuation with the bailouts of GM and Chrysler as 60 Minutes did last night.  Or some other story they can tell and promote their progressive agenda and Mr. Obama’s reelection hopes.   We are not talking about a show piece of crap produced by politicians and bureaucrats but a down to earth look at how America’s former third largest city is now a financial, economic and societal shambles. 

Because the answer lies in this formula:

Deficits = Debt = Destruction = Detroit

And the fools who lie and distort and deceive to stay in power cannot afford even one shaft of daylight to expose their shameful ways and the consequences of their shameful ways.  They do not cover the story because there is no explanation for what is going on in Detroit other than the complete failure of their plans, schemes and programs.  The very plans, schemes and programs that they continue to cover and support and promote daily in their programming, their news coverage and their political support payments to the party in power.

America does not have a free press or an open forum for factual and honest discussion of problems and issues.  That is why its problems and issues keep growing.  Without an informed public there is no knowledge and without knowledge there is no change.  Instead there is propaganda and more of the same.  The more of the same part is what the Hollywood media thrive on because it is their lifeblood.  They need to pretend that an expecting society with high levels of entitlement is a happy, thriving society.

It is not and the city of Detroit is living evidence of a failed, futureless mess created by people who place their self interest ahead of the public interest and the common good. 

America’s founding fathers set up a limited government because they knew from history and firsthand experience that only limited government, based on a self reliant citizenry, could sustain freedom and hope for the future.  Freedom is based on economic self sufficiency.  Never accept any view point that suggests a centrally controlled economy can outperform a free economy for more than a passing moment. 

The media controls two ways – the way they tell the stories they choose to tell and the way they don’t tell the stories they don’t choose to tell.  Detroit is without economic freedom and, consequently, without hope for the future.  That is a story worth telling to every citizen of America, over and over again.  Instead it is the story that is not being told at all. It is simply ignored.  Detroit will suckle at any government teat offered it.  Shhh.  Don’t tell anyone.  Don’t let the voters know the truth.  Don’t let the kids know the truth.  Shhh.  If we don’t tell the story we can reelect Obama and the deficit spending borrowing and debt building will continue.  That’s all that matters.