My fear is that looking at the ruins of Detroit that we may may a possible future of the entire country.
To the best of my knowledge, Detroit suffered "Devil's Night" every October 30th: Widespread arson in the city for 20 years.
Go to youtube.com and look up "Detroit: City on the Move" and realize what was.
My dad was there '57 to '61 before Uncle Sam sent him to Mississippi. I shudder to think that Detroitification could spread.
Cleveland Ohio is very similar, I worked there for about 6 months last year and we did some research. It is a city made for 2 million and less than 400,000 live there. Crime is rampant and the place is scary.
Pfffft, Cleveland is fun! Watch this Chamber of Commerce ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM