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In reply to the discussion: Detroit tells judge: We can't give away free water [View all]Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)41. I'm not trying to badmouth Detoit's water works
I am trying to badmouth Michigan's emergency manager law, and those who except positions as EMs and the crooked governor who appoints them and crooked state legislators who pass legislation like that.
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If you think the costs of water are tough, try a dysentery or cholera epidemic! n/t
TygrBright
Sep 2014
#1
Ironic that this water problem is engineered by the same people who want to repeal the ACA
Jack Rabbit
Sep 2014
#4
I don't believe Mike Duggan is a Koch patsy trying to screw the citizens of Detroit
FrodosPet
Sep 2014
#45
We subsidize school lunch, maybe need to subsidize water as well. Provide each house with
jtuck004
Sep 2014
#2
I don't know any renter in any state that pays water, it used to be such a small amount that it was
hollysmom
Sep 2014
#97
Excellent. I also live in such a system. But some landlords turned over billing to private firms.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#46
VICE did a story on this, if everyone watched what I posted they would be informed
snooper2
Sep 2014
#78
I don't hate it, just being realistic...They need to have a massive relocation project
snooper2
Sep 2014
#81
I wasn't actually making that case. I just feel that Detroit's dilemma is not the fault of the
freshwest
Sep 2014
#35
That happened after they were getting lashed about it, by the public then the UN.
Dont call me Shirley
Sep 2014
#72
If they just plainly said, "We want poor people to die," they would be laughed out of court
shenmue
Sep 2014
#15
If these people can't pay their water bills, how are they going to pay their property taxes? n/t
PoliticAverse
Sep 2014
#33
Canada used to be world renowned for high quality public utilities, water, gas, electricity,
Monk06
Sep 2014
#59
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is a branch of the City of Detroit government.
FrodosPet
Sep 2014
#64
My understanding is that the bankruptsy proceedings have put an appointed City Manager in charge
Monk06
Sep 2014
#67
Missed the existence of the mayor. I thought a state appointed city manager was in charge.
Monk06
Sep 2014
#94
Yes, as cold, even colder. How is this compliant with the UN resolution per bl968's post #60?
valerief
Sep 2014
#87
This is implied in Dmitry Orlov's view of soft (Soviet) vs hard (American) crashes
GliderGuider
Sep 2014
#84