And I will say his story is NOT UNIQUE. I live and work by main thoroughfares and it takes me about 2 hours to get to work if I need to hop on the iron pimp.

Why doesn't he get another job
THERE ARE NO JOBS in the city by design. Its called benign neglect

"why doesn't he move?"
His house is paid for and the prices for rent and mortgage in Oakland county are prohibitive on his wages. Even if he could sell his house he couldnt use what he would get to survive.

"why cant he buy a new or used car?"
He can probably by a good used car but the insurance rate for a used car in the city of Detroit can cost about 5000 a year.

"why cant he ride a bike to work?"
16.7 inches of snow and some of the suburbs don't have bike lanes or sidewalks and he would be accosted by the suburban police TRUST ME

Why wont people give him a ride home?
He lives in scary Detroit and no one wants to drive there.

Why do the buses not run all the way to the suburbs
Detroit suburbs can opt out of funding public transit to keep out crime because you know criminals catch the bus after they rob banks and shit.


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