Denver... better than Detroit!

Denver got hit harder than most cities in the mini recession of 2002. But the next time you neighbor bemoans the local state of affairs, remind them, "It's better than Detroit!"
"There are more than 12,000 abandoned homes in the Detroit area, a byproduct of decades of layoffs at the city's auto plants and white flight to the suburbs. And despite scores of attempts by government and civic leaders to set the city straight, the automobile capitol of the world seems trapped in a vicious cycle of urban decay."
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