Detroit’s Renaissance Center is in trouble. Dan Gilbert and General Motors have a plan to remake the riverfront. And taxpayers? They’re being asked to help foot the bill.
But who’s really benefiting from this half-billion-dollar public investment?
We dig into the tax breaks, the brownfield money, the promises of economic development, and the questions nobody seems eager to answer. Why are taxpayers backing a billionaire’s vision? Who checks the receipts? And what happens when the public is asked to take the risk while private interests stand to reap the rewards?
From the Renaissance Center to Hudson’s Tower, this is a look at Detroit’s development machine, the public money flowing through it, and the accountability questions that come with it.
Billionaires. Tax breaks. Public money. And a whole lot of questions.
Who’s working for whom in the city of Detroit?
Watch, listen, and decide for yourself.
FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ymZJpfUJoI
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