Republican govt run like business poisons kids ... anyone surprised?

Fuck the kids, we're losing money."

It's good to know your enemy!

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/government-run-business-poisons-kids?akid=13917.260394.qJ7QGz&rd=1&src=newsletter1049614&t=14

Wordslinger wrote:Fuck the kids, we're losing money."

It's good to know your enemy!

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/government-run-business-poisons-kids?akid=13917.260394.qJ7QGz&rd=1&src=newsletter1049614&t=14

And here's the kicker, Wordslinger. Disconnecting Flint from Detroit was part of a larger scheme. See if you can read this without screaming...

http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2016/01/23/gov-snyder-lied-flint-water-switch-was-not-about-money-records-show/

"The Flint water crisis that led to thousands of people being poisoned began because state officials maintained it would save the cash-strapped city money by disconnecting from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) and using a different source.

But it turns out, DWSD offered the state-controlled city a deal that would have saved Flint more money by staying with Detroit.

An e-mail obtained by Motor City Muckraker shows the deal would have saved the city $800 million over 30 years, which was 20% more inexpensive than switching to the Karegnondi Water Authority.

A high-ranking DWSD official told us today that Detroit offered a 50% reduction over what Flint had been paying Detroit. In fact, documents show that DWSD made at least six proposals to Flint, saying “the KWA pipeline can only be attributed to a ‘political’ objective that has nothing to do with the delivery – or the price – of water.”..."

The Flint City Council members that voted for the change are all Democrats.

gatorfan wrote:The Flint City Council members that voted for the change are all Democrats.

The Flint City Council had no effective vote because the governor had appointed an emergency manager for Flint, a move that had become habitual for him when dealing with problems within the state. Please show where the City Council voted for this...it all came down from Governor Snyder...and when he knew the consequences, he ignored them.

gatorfan wrote:The Flint City Council members that voted for the change are all Democrats.

I think you better do a little more research on how this happened.

He really has done a piss poor job in Michigan. Pkr may be able to attest to the road and highway condition's of the state. I have to believe they are in the same shape up north and the southern part of Mi and no money to fix them. When I was up there last year I did not drive on one street in my hometown that didn't have large pot holes and apparently have been that way for sometime.

He's also had his state police go after legal medicinal marijuana user's.

I want people prosecuted.....do not care a rat's tail what their personal political allegiance is.........people need to go to jail. Government folks make life hell on other private enterprise folks, but when their sole job is to protect people, and they drop the ball and hurt people.....nothing....the hypocrisy is so thick you could cut it.....prosecute everybody who covered up, and give jail sentences....if you are a police officer or a government official for too many years there was the belief that they were above the law.....nonsense.

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2016/01/28/document-snyder-admin-trucked-clean-water-state-building-january-2015

For Immediate Release
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 4:15pm
Progress Michigan
Contact:
Sam Inglot, 616-916-0574, sam@progressmichigan.org

Document: Snyder Admin Trucked In Clean Water for State Building in January 2015
Latest revelation shows unequal treatment in Flint Water Crisis
LANSING, Michigan - The Snyder administration quietly trucked in water to state buildings in January of 2015 – ten months prior to Governor Snyder publicly admitting there was reason for concern in Flint, according to a document obtained by Progress Michigan.

The document is a Facility Notification sent by the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) in response to poor water quality in Flint. The notification stated that water coolers were being installed on each occupied floor next to the drinking fountains so that state workers could choose to continue to drink Flint water or a safe alternative.

“It appears the state wasn’t as slow as we first thought in responding the Flint Water Crisis. Sadly, the only response was to protect the Snyder administration from future liability and not to protect the children of Flint from lead poisoning,” said Lonnie Scott, executive director of Progress Michigan. “While residents were being told to relax and not worry about the water, the Snyder administration was taking steps to limit exposure in its own building.”

An email chain connected to the document shows that the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was aware of the notification and action taken to limit state workers exposure to Flint’s water.

“Another day and another example of the Snyder administration’s lackluster response to this crisis. Worse yet, this shows that the response was not only late and so far ineffective, but it was also unequal,” Scott continued. “Governor Snyder needs to explain to the people of Flint why his administration trucked water into a state building while allowing residents to drink unsafe water.”

The document can be viewed here.

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/297005752/DTMB-Facility-Notification

The buck stops with Snyder regardless of the dems that run that city. The dems in Flint and Detroit have a history of being crooked. But Snyder is just if not more guilty. Now he wants to government to bail Flint out.

My wife is reading an article now and if she will tell me where to find it I'll share it. Says that there are many Michigan cities with lead in the water system.