Detroit News: on Welfare & Poverty

Jeb Bush: Vision for a right-to-rise society

The former Florida governor told listeners at the Detroit Economic Club that they "are part of a great story--the revival of a city that means so much to all Americans.

"In these past few years, when confronted with grave challenges, you have seized the opportunity to reform the city you love," Bush said. "And you have begun to repair the damage done by decades of mismanagement and empty promises."

It took the right kind of policies for Detroit to emerge from bankruptcy, a city that "under a previous administration was so proud of shutting down businesses that hadn't paid their licenses and fees, they bragged about it in press releases," he said.