http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25273/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/affleck-us-should-send-foreign-aid-detroit <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Actor/Director says struggling city needs more taxpayer help. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/joseph-rossell">Joseph Rossell</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><iframe src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/129648" width="520" height="293" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p dir="ltr">Oscar-winner Ben Affleck told NBC’s Brian Williams that the city of Detroit would be a more deserving recipient of U.S. foreign aid than the countries currently receiving funds. &nbsp;Affleck discussed several of his new film roles in an interview broadcast on “Nightly News” Sept. 30, including his leading role in the Batman movie being filmed in Detroit because of its “post-apocalyptic” feel, according to NBC. &nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/affleck-us-should-send-foreign-aid-detroit" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Art & Entertainment Economy Government Media Taxes actor american cities Bailout Batman Ben Affleck Brian Williams Detroit economic decline foreign aid movie NBC Nightly News taxes taxpayer bailout Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:34:39 +0000 julia.seymour 47277 at http://archive2.mrc.org