WXYZ DETROIT — Once again, it’s time for our Community Comments. We received a lot of reaction to our station editorials about the auto talk negotiations and eliminating blight in Detroit neighborhoods. Tamia LaNee Buckley writes:
“Unions have never looked out for just their own interests. We have always been about equality and building the middle class.”
Larry Scott said:
“Yes, unions are just a part of our society. Some are corrupt. Time to clean house on the corrupt unions.”
Allison Dunn commented:
“Never going to feel sorry or empathetic towards the greed of a multi-billion dollar company. I hope the workers only get what they are owed.”
Jay Wood said:
“GM is trying to break the union.”
Michael Pocock responded:
“I hope so. Union is terrible.”
Another viewer added this message:
“Maybe they should all be thinking about the consumers – the ones that keep them in business and working.”
- David Bazydlo
Regarding blight, Linda Thomas asked:
“Don’t the banks own a lot a lot of these properties? Why hasn’t the city gone after them with fines?”
Dennis Hampton writes:
“Why should Detroiters give (the Mayor) another $250 million when they are under investigation for the first $250 million?”
Ronald Maser:
“They have been doing this for 50 years.”
Tim Hoerner:
“How about money for public safety?”
Another viewer asks:
“Now that Detroit is out of bankruptcy, floating revenue bonds will just put them closer to bankruptcy again. I say sell some of that artwork in the DIA or the naming rights like you did to Cobo Hall.”
- Ed Chaczyk
Gary Robertson posed this question:
“What is it, re-election time?”
That’s it for now. Thanks for writing and watching.
I'm Chuck Stokes, Editorial Director
Broadcast: October 10 - 13, 2019
