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There’s a direct relationship among health, well-being and one’s place in the greater scheme. Based on studies by the British epidemiologist Michael Marmot, “the higher you are in the social hierarchy the better your health.”

Goldman, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Social Security, Trayvon Martin, student debt, Detroit, pensions

Saving Detroit is a Step Towards Saving America.

We will win the respect we deserve and some benefits

"we should reject this as stereotypical trash."

“If Detroit fails it will hurt our nation as a whole. It will send a message to minority and urban youth that their futures are as hopeless as they seem and the country doesn't care. It will add to a national atmosphere of hopelessness and decay. And we will have missed an opportunity to turn the tide for America's cities.”