Dontomasso: while I agree with most of your statement I would like to point out that places like New York and Boston can afford that kind of living because they have a large tax base and different sources of income. Detroit has neither of those things which is why they cannot afford their bloated pension plans. In addition unions can cause serious problems for business, which is why so many people moved down south or west. Frankly, I'm more concerned with rust belt cities that are moving in the same direction as Detroit than cities and states with right to work laws and low unemployment