Psip
Member Username: Psip
Post Number: 1137 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 68.60.45.70
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 1:11 am: | |
I came acoss a very interesting speech that I wanted to share with you. Its the 1962 speech by Jerome P. Cavanagh at the mayoral inaugraution. Speech http://www.waltermediaworks.com/audio/cut_.mp3 (Message edited by PSIP on August 25, 2006) |
Livedog2 Member Username: Livedog2
Post Number: 1020 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.223.133.177
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 1:36 am: | |
Kewl! Livedog2 |
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg
Post Number: 228 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 69.136.155.244
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 1:47 am: | |
The more things change, the more they stay the same.... Main points from his speech: - facing increasing budget deficits and pension costs - need for a metropolitan transit system - need for safer streets - Cobo Hall management problems - need to attract new types of industries to the city - need to improve the mayor/common council working relationship |
Taj920 Member Username: Taj920
Post Number: 130 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.42.252.205
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 7:45 am: | |
It's Cavanagh, not Cavanaugh. |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2066 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.221.33.103
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 10:43 am: | |
Very cool. Kind of eerie to listen to that now. |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 7789 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 198.208.159.19
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 10:50 am: | |
How much effect on population and business loss did he have by creating the city of Detroit income tax. Coleman, Archer, Kwame get beat up for their actions but JC seems to get a free pass for creating the income tax. That certainly had some pretty devastating effects on the city. |
Magnasco Member Username: Magnasco
Post Number: 147 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.159.22.100
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 2:47 pm: | |
The income tax would be gone now if it wasn't for the proposal "a" cap keeping the city from generating any real revenue from property taxes. Can't give up the $300 million a year there when something like 2/3's of the city homes are valued under 25 K. Need some uncapping before that tax can be sent packing. Saw that Roseville was trying to get 2.9 mills passed to combat their loss in revenue sharing and the effects of the proposal "a" cap, but it was defeated at the polls. Probably what we would see if we were trying to find a way to offset the proposal "a" mess without the income tax. While noone likes to pay it, I think is just might be keeping things together at the moment. |
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1
Post Number: 7798 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 198.208.159.19
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 2:54 pm: | |
Yes, but it probably led to more and faster decline and flight. At this point it is probably needed but when it was put in place it's effect was more bad than good. |
Magnasco Member Username: Magnasco
Post Number: 148 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.159.22.100
| Posted on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 3:03 pm: | |
He certainly makes it sound like doomsday in his speech there. |
7051 Member Username: 7051
Post Number: 17 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 69.212.34.216
| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:31 am: | |
The income tax was enacted in 1962, a couple of years before Cananagh took office. |
7051 Member Username: 7051
Post Number: 18 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 69.212.34.216
| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:33 am: | |
Nevemind that last post. I thought the tax took effect just before his term, but he did enact it. |
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg
Post Number: 234 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 69.136.155.244
| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 12:48 am: | |
Jerome Cavanagh won his improbable victory over incumbent mayor Louis Miriani in 1961... By the end of his first year in office, he had pushed Detroit's first income tax through the state legislature, thus assuring the city of the revenue it needed to balance its books. Source |
Rooms222 Member Username: Rooms222
Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 68.85.144.63
| Posted on Saturday, August 26, 2006 - 9:45 pm: | |
From the archives of Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/magaz ine/article/0,9171,939298,00.h tml http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,837312-1,00.html 2nd url is a different story (Message edited by rooms222 on August 26, 2006) |
Ray Member Username: Ray
Post Number: 767 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 68.41.164.236
| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 12:27 am: | |
Wow, that is sobering. |
Tndetroiter Member Username: Tndetroiter
Post Number: 180 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 141.217.226.162
| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 12:39 am: | |
The city would kill for an unemployment rate of 10% right now. |
Psip
Member Username: Psip
Post Number: 1139 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 68.60.45.70
| Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 - 1:22 am: | |
Thanks Room222 for those links,,,, very interesting. I remember Lou very well, as well as his lovely wife, Jackie. May they both RIP. |