Ross Eisenbrey : Stripping Detroit 's workers of their modest pensions will kill middle class . Comment: Most pensions are $ 19,000 year ; $ 30,000 a year for police and firefighters . Like other cities , Detroit can work its way back toward a healthy local economy with good jobs , quality public services and a robust tax base . He says culprits are sky-high financial costs , corporate subsidies , tax loopholes . He says Detroit bankruptcy caused by same dynamics creating inequality in the nation .
Ross Eisenbrey : Stripping Detroit 's workers of their modest pensions will kill middle class . Comment: Most pensions are $ 19,000 year ; $ 30,000 a year for police and firefighters . He says culprits are sky-high financial costs , corporate subsidies , tax loopholes . He says Detroit bankruptcy caused by same dynamics creating inequality in the nation .