>>1758812Pretty dishonest. Around half of Detroit's debt is worker-related, most of which pertains to retiree healthcare benefits and pensions.
If you want to talk infrastructure alone, though, the bonds for its water and sewer services account for most of the debt labeled "Obligations backed by enterprise revenue" (over $6 billion). Public works, like road maintenance, would fall into the categories of general obligation debt, which is around $1.1 billion, a sliver of the city's total debts of over $18 billion. Thus, roads are hardly the primary money drain for Detroit. It's not even close, really.
