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2013_9_hockeytown.jpgNow that the Detroit has filed for bankruptcy, more people are publicly questioning Governor Rick Snyder's approval to use public money to help finance the $450 million Red Wings arena, owned of course, by a billionaire. The governor says the move will revitalize a blighted area and create jobs, while critics "call the plan a giveaway to Mike Ilitch, owner of the Red Wings, the Tigers and the Little Caesar's pizza chain." [Financial Post]