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Peter Hammer - Detroit faces a number of unique economic challenges that will require new strategies, new values and new economic approaches. "Business as usual" — isolated development projects predicated largely on public subsidies and tax abatements — is part of what got us into this mess. Business as usual will not get us out of it. A city cannot give away millions in money, land and other resources, demand virtually nothing in return and expect to have a vibrant economic future. The type of

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