Jimmy Higgins
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That isn't exactly what happened. GOP bean counters were the inspiration for the madness though. GLWC (or is it GLWA) was getting too pricey for water. Flint was poor. The state had a great idea! Let's just do it ourselves and save money while we wait for an alternative water source to get constructed. They decided to get the old plant up and running and use the local river water. And they did so in record time. Which meant there was going to possibly be problems. Treating drinking water takes skill. It is usually a moving target (see Toledo).You say this as though it's only black kids. Or it's deliberate.And still... today..., black youth are being poisoned by lead paint dust.
It's not. It's a poverty issue that affects all kids living in old places with poor maintenance.
The government tackled environmental lead poisoning, about as well as they could, decades ago. The two biggest problems were indoor paint and leaded fuel. Those issues got hammered. But there's only so much the government can do, in a free society.
You say this as though it's only black kids. Or it's deliberate.And still... today..., black youth are being poisoned by lead paint dust.
It's not. It's a poverty issue that affects all kids living in old places with poor maintenance.
The government tackled environmental lead poisoning, about as well as they could, decades ago. The two biggest problems were indoor paint and leaded fuel. Those issues got hammered. But there's only so much the government can do, in a free society.
Tom
Oh? Governor Rick Snyder was charged with criminal corruption for his role in saving a few dollars and allowing the tap water of Flint Michigan to poison tens of thousands of Flint's children via illegal lead levels. Are you sure he'd have still done this if Flint were not majority-black?
In Flint, the logistics were different and the right things weren't being considered. In this case, a question wasn't asked regarding the higher corrosivity water. The GOP bean counters asked 'is the water safe to drink'. The answer was 'yes'.
What wasn't asked was, 'Will the corrosive water lead to lead leaching in local building pipes?' The answer to that would have been... 'Shoot! We need to look into that.'