On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:32:04 -0700 (PDT), Cherry >
wrote:

> On Sunday, July 6, 2014 6:07:27 PM UTC+1, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 12:33:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > I have cousins that were born and raised in Detroit, which is almost
> >
> > > directly west of us.
> >
> >
> > Isn't it terrible what Detroit is doing by turning off residential
> > water to residents? They should collect the hundreds of millions in
> > delinquent water bills from industry and commerce before punishing
> > residents who are retired or unemployed and can't afford to pay the
> > increased cost of water.
> >
> > http://america.aljazeera.com/opinion...atization.html
> >
> > All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
>
> That's awful, how are people supposed to cope especially those with babies? It can't happen here. The water companies would like to reduce water down to a trickle for non-payers, but the government won't let them.
>
Good to hear that the government still has a strong hand even though
it has been privatized. That wouldn't be the case here and you can
see the evidence in Detroit's situation.


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All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.