people. the already small force of police, firefighters and emts are in danger of future layoffs. that will only make it worse. roughly 30,000 retired workers are concern about their pensions. you know, what they're counting on. make no mistake detroit going bankrupt is exactly what the republicans want. they outsource manufacturing jobs, attack unions, cut public services and this is the result. now they can wipe the slate clean. they can start privatizing at this assets. no surprise rick schneider is behind the bankruptcy filing. and of course, the republican governor said on friday, bankruptcy would do what? it would be great for detroit? >> this is a last resort. it is something i would have preferred to avoid. but now that it's here, this is the way to solve the problem. this is about 60 years of decline. 60 years in many cases of kicking the can down the road.