Surprises arrive with latest water bills

[rafeh1]

Source: wvgazette

Paul Welker of Dunbar doesn't understand why he and his neighbors saw their water bills go up in January, despite being unable to use their water for a week. He doesn't think water used for flushing his lines after the Freedom Industries chemical spill accounts for the increase he found on his bill.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Some West Virginia American Water customers were surprised this week to see increases on their most recent water bill -- despite being unable to use their water for several days.

Read more: http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201401240148

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Freedom industries pollutes the water. and the people getting the polluted water get the bill. I guess that's why its called freedom industries

[LiberalEsto]

1. Freedom from responsibility

Freedom from liability

That's the American Corporate Way.

[AAO]

2. Everyone should help foot the cost of damages....

as long as Freedom Industries doesn't have to share the profits.

[heaven05]

3. that the classic 'insult to injury' scenario

what a slap in the face. For the danger and inconvenience, they should get one month free. But that's just the idealistic world I long for. Greed capitalism will not let that happen. No compassion or conscience. Sucks big time!

[florida08]

4. sounds like a good reason

for a class action lawsuit

[leftyohiolib]

6. well the company went bancrupt. pos coward

[thatgemguy]

5. It's a privately owned water company

Surely you don't think it's stockholders are going to take a loss on all that processed water flushed through their system.

[Brigid]

7. Two Words. OK, four.

Blair Mountain. Redneck Army.

[jakeXT]

8. They got some extra chemicals ... /nt

[frwrfpos]

9. DU rec

The CEO should be free to see the inside of a prison cell for the rest of his miserable life.

[DeSwiss]

10. K&R

[GeorgeGist]

11. Let Freedumb Ring.

[GrantDem]

12. Privatize profit, socialize loss.