It&#x27;s worth noting that &#x27;Detroit&#x27; didn&#x27;t necessarily make this decision as much as the state-appointed emergency manager there did.. It&#x27;s ugly times for many nearly-bankrupt cities as they look for new revenue sources from desperately poor populations. These EMs have wide mandates to cut costs and raise revenue without any real oversight, it&#x27;s an absolute crises of democracy.