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Irrespective of cost, the flint water crisis is among the most egregious modern fuck ups in state governing. It literal pisses me off when I think about it. Th
by game_the0ry 5y ago
Irrespective of cost, the flint water crisis is among the most egregious modern fuck ups in state governing. It literal pisses me off when I think about it.
The worst part, justice was not served - those responsible were not held accountable. [1]
[1] A great PBS doc, but start at 48:27 - https://youtu.be/6oVEBCtJgeA?t=2907 https://youtu.be/6oVEBCtJgeA?t=2907
- dymk 5y agoI agree, this is an incredible feat of stupidity on behalf of the Flint government. It boggles my mind how badly they fucked up. But, does the water contamination cause incontinence or something?
- rmason 5y agoMichigan's emergency manager law has been on the books since the eighties and was passed by a Democrat, Gov. James Blanchard. Most Michigan governors have appointed at least one. When the people have elected a dysfunctional and crooked city government (or school board) it's a way to do an end run and fix things. Republican Gov. Snyder (a former VC) promised to fix Michigan and he appointed 18! What Detroit's EM, Kevin D. Orr, did was nothing short of amazing and it led to Detroit's comeback. Most of the rest of the EM's either succeeded or quietly failed, except Flint. The guy running Flint was a complete and utter disaster. They weren't even saving all that much money by switching to the river water. Where Gov. Snyder and his staff failed utterly is they tried to cover it all up. Someone should be held accountable for the coverup but sadly it doesn't appear that's going to happen.