TYT: Flint Residents Are Getting Past Due Notices For Poisoned Water Bills

[WhoIsNumberNone]

Residents of Flint are suffering another insult as they are getting past due notices for their water bills. Even though the water in the city is extremely toxic, they are still required to pay their bills. Ana Kasparian and Becca Frucht hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Would you pay your water bill? Let us know in the comments below.

Read more here: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/13/flint_sends_overdue_notices_for_water_payments.html

“Flint, Michigan, is sending out notices to residents who haven't been paying for their city water services. The notices say that services could be cut off if payment isn't received. This is a normal civic administrative practice except for one thing: Flint's water is so badly poisoned that the National Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency have been called in to manage the situation, which has left residents drinking bottled water that's being given out as an emergency measure.

In a matter that, remarkably, appears unrelated to the problems involving the toxic elements in the water, the city had been enjoined last year from sending overdue notices because of a lawsuit accusing it of raising service rates improperly. But with that restriction lifted, and after a break from issuing notices over the holidays, "officials say they will again start sending warnings to those behind on their bills," the MLive site reported Thursday.*”

[yuiyoshida]

1. Stand with Michael Moore

https://twitter.com/EnviroNewsTV/status/689873990207143937

[daleanime]

5. Hell yes....

[cascadiance]

2. They should mail a note to the utility that they paid Rick Snyder their bills...

... and to collect their payments from him. And then send packages of lead valued at what they owe him to Rick Snyder. If his office has sent postage paid letters to them, better yet, use those postage paid envelopes if possible.

[CTyankee]

3. Jesus H! I'd send the bill back with my receipt for all the bottled water stapled to it!

[cutroot]

4. If you do not pay your bill, they will shut off your water and condemn the property

They then put a lien on your tax bill and if you do not pay it they will force you out on the street if necessary. There are numerous fines and fees of course to rectify the situation. They will take your home away.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. People on the HUD program are supposed to keep all of the utilities running.