The website "Bankrupting America" recently came to Detroit to talk to businesses about the challenges they face staying afloat and dealing with a dysfunctional city government.
Barber Percell Jordan of Percell Extraordinary Cuts on Morang Drive on the city's east side was one business the website spoke to and made a first-rate video of, interviewing Jordan and customers, who spoke about crime, declining neighborhoods and the red tape the city creates for businesses and for folks looking to buy property.
"One thing for sure, when there's jobs, crime is low, when there's no job, crime is high," Jordan says.
The website, Bankrupting America, which is a project of Public Notice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people on fiscal policy, posted this along with the videos:
In July, Detroit became the largest American city to file for bankruptcy. Detroit faces crippling unemployment, high taxes, out-of-control crime, and is $18 billion in debt. The facts are scary, but they don’t tell the whole story. To get a different perspective, we traveled to the city to talk to real Detroiters about bankruptcy, the city, and their hopes for the future. What they told us might surprise you.
Yesterday, we ran a video on the Roma Cafe. Today, you can see the video on the barber. Both are top quality videos.
