Given I am 2 miles west of Detroit I can say its an economical issue.
Da schollzz be broke 'n all dat shitz ya know what I beez sayin'?
Sounds like a cultural problem. I'd like to know what the rate of single parents is in Detroit.
Why can't it be both?
Detroit's problem is both cultural and economic. The city has been hemorrhaging people since the "white-flight" purges of the 50's, to the point that the only people left are the "old guard" group of people that will never leave, the drug dealers and other criminals (who are also on their way out, following the last wave of people), and those that live in poverty who can't afford to live elsewheres. The problem is... too complicated to get into. What were we talking about? Coffee?