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What do Detroit's pensioners think about city's bankruptcy?

Detroit skyline seen from Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River.
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Detroit skyline seen from Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River.

Detroit’s bankruptcy could impact many people’s daily lives, perhaps the city’s retirees most of all. At a banquet hall in Livonia this week the Detroit Retired City Employees Association held its annual luncheon. Over one thousand people attended. Many of them worry they may lose part or all of their pensions in the bankruptcy. 

Hear the worries, frustrations, and thoughts of retirees with close to 200 years of city service between them in their own voices below.  

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