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This is exactly why Nestle set up shop in Michigan. They can afford to maintain their own infrastructure to pump and bottle the cheap, abundant water and the go

This is exactly why Nestle set up shop in Michigan. They can afford to maintain their own infrastructure to pump and bottle the cheap, abundant water and the government could give a damn about the marginalized, majority black and latino population that remains in the area. Big corporate players are noticing the trend and playing the long game. There's a reason why Michigan and Wisconsin have crippled collective bargaining and imposed restrictive voter-ID measures. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/29/nestle-pays-200-a-year-to-bottle-water-near-flint-where-water-is-undrinkable https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/29/nestle-pays-...

vinay427 9y ago
> There's a reason why Michigan and Wisconsin have crippled collective bargaining and imposed restrictive voter-ID measures. This is, in all practical matters, incorrect for Michigan. See the following, directly from the relevant authority's website: "Michigan does have a voter identification requirement at the polls. Voters are asked to present an acceptable photo ID such as a Michigan driver's license or identification card. Please note that voters who do not have an acceptable form of ID or failed to bring it with them to the polls still can vote. They simply sign a brief affidavit stating that they're not in possession of a photo ID. Their ballots are included with all others and counted on Election Day." https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-29836-202520--F,00.html https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-29836-202520--F,00... I lived in the state for years and met many people who never showed acceptable ID to vote.
maxerickson 9y ago
Nestle set up shop 185 miles from Detroit because there is a nice aquifer there and the permit was cheap. Detroit actually has a good water supply and good treatment (their distribution system is aging). I'd be fine with Nestle paying a whole lot more for the permit (because bottled water is dumb), but the value of the water they are extracting isn't even that high, so if you made them pay high prices and used all the money improving municipal water systems, it wouldn't make much difference.

vinay427 9y ago

> There's a reason why Michigan and Wisconsin have crippled collective bargaining and imposed restrictive voter-ID measures. This is, in all practical matters, incorrect for Michigan. See the following, directly from the relevant authority's website: "Michigan does have a voter identification requirement at the polls. Voters are asked to present an acceptable photo ID such as a Michigan driver's license or identification card. Please note that voters who do not have an acceptable form of ID or failed to bring it with them to the polls still can vote. They simply sign a brief affidavit stating that they're not in possession of a photo ID. Their ballots are included with all others and counted on Election Day." https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-29836-202520--F,00.html https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-29836-202520--F,00... I lived in the state for years and met many people who never showed acceptable ID to vote.

maxerickson 9y ago

Nestle set up shop 185 miles from Detroit because there is a nice aquifer there and the permit was cheap. Detroit actually has a good water supply and good treatment (their distribution system is aging). I'd be fine with Nestle paying a whole lot more for the permit (because bottled water is dumb), but the value of the water they are extracting isn't even that high, so if you made them pay high prices and used all the money improving municipal water systems, it wouldn't make much difference.