Detroit Sold For Scrap

[goldwing2000]

Detroit Sold For Scrap

April 5, 2006 | Issue 4214

DETROITDetroit, a former industrial metropolis in southeastern Michigan with a population of just under 1 million, was sold at auction Tuesday to bulk scrap dealers and smelting foundries across the United States.

"This is what's best for Detroit," Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick said. "We must act now, while we can still get a little something for it."

Once dismantled and processed, Detroit is expected to yield nearly 14 million tons of steel, 2.85 million tons of aluminum, and approximately 837,000 tons of copper.

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[tekkie]

who is the first one to say Kwame is an idiot? guess its me

 

[kakarot]

Hahaha, I read that a few days ago. Funny! And yes, Kwame is an f'in moron.

 

[jsahyoun]

Is this for real?

 

[kakarot]

No, it was from The Onion.

 

[goldwing2000]

But Kwame is an idiot for real.

 

[p5power]

kwame isn't the idiot, it's the people who voted him in that are the idiots.

 

[safariMP3]

its both...

 

[goldwing2000]

its both...

Exactly.

 

[thejoker0409]

Oh thank god that isnt real I like some of the old building's like the old trainstation in Corktown.

 

[neit_jnf]

It actually sounds like a good idea! There are so many abandoned places, factories, buildings, etc. If all that could be sold then the city will eventually get rebuilt with the new open spaces and cash!

 

[mp3josh]

I almost fell for it, until I saw the link to the onion haha

 

[eting_pro5]

Hahah, this reminds me of the Top Gear episode I watched the other day. Go to youtube.com and search "Top Gear Detroit." It's a preview of a preproduction GT40, but they spend the first three minutes ragging on Detroit, including an opening shot that just includes black people walking down the street. Gotta love the underlying race association.