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Melissa our top story tonht. Alreadyost its financial mind, but this may be taking it to a whole new level. The bankrupt city is moving fu steam ahead on a new 444 million hockey stadium. Taxpayers are picking of most of the tab because they have a lot of extra money. In a city with more than 18 billion in debt, is this a3 huge wastef taxpayeron or could it bring this city back to life . With mnow, director of fiscal policy for the Mackinaw Center in michigan and democratic strategist. Welcome both of you to this show. Let me start with you. It seems a little crazy if you cannot pay your existing bills and you are filing for bankruptcy to go on the hook for another 444 m million. I guess the portions 400 million of Something Like that. What you think . Of course it is. Detroit is not exactly known for its economic rationality. They are in this position able to impose of the costs on state taxpayers. As taxpayers might be responsible for part of this do stadium that will never use. Meli

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