A recent debate over the fiscal budget for 2022-2023 for the City of Detroit revealed the political character of the current administration and City Council.

The budget was approved for $2.4 billion in a municipality where a majority of the population are African American, working class and impoverished.

There were efforts by grassroots community organizations to influence the entire budget process. The Moratorium NOW! Coalition (MNC) in a public letter urged the City Council to include a $1400 “booster” check to retired municipal employees impacted by the more than 8% rate of inflation in the United States. In addition, to the booster campaign for retirees, the MNC in another correspondence to the City Council, demanded that the budget presented by the white corporate-imposed Mayor Mike Duggan be rejected due to its lack of consideration for the 80% African American population in Detroit.

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