Detroit is the model for what will be done to the US

Pay close attention to the fate of Detroit, for it is the model for what will be done to the rest of us:

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/05/15/pers-m15.html

By any reasonable definition, what is being done there is "tyranny". Plain and simple.

"Detroit can’t afford to keep promises made in the past."

That's the mantra of the ruling class which has destroyed our nation. They can't afford to keep their promises, but somehow it's the working class that has to suffer the consequences.