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Doremus

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42. Many corporations pay little or no tax but consume the most water.

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 04:31 PM

Jan 2016

IIRC, here in Ohio a couple of years ago a state congressman who happens to own a water bottling company was on the verge of getting a sweetheart deal for FREE water from Lake Erie, unlimited quantity. When it hit the news the governor quickly backed out.

If my recollection is incorrect hopefully someone will come along and correct me.

I understand the point you're making but I think there would need to be a distinction between water for life vs. for profit.

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Flint Residents Told That Their Children Could Be Taken Away If They Don’t Pay For City’s Water [View all] ariesgem Jan 2016 OP

What a F'en bizarre place! To me, some of TPTB should be serving hard time! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author B Calm Jan 2016 #3

The Powers That Be. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #4

It also shows that today's Republicans should be no where near any kind of political power. The Wielding Truth Jan 2016 #18

They've got some nerve! Faux pas Jan 2016 #2

Don't blame Flint: Michigan governor appointed an Emergency Manager to lord over things. Octafish Jan 2016 #6

I was meaning snyder and Faux pas Jan 2016 #7

Sorry! GOP acid reflux. Octafish Jan 2016 #8

Aha Faux pas Jan 2016 #12

Fucking Engler navarth Jan 2016 #17

Redistricting would be a good start. Act_of_Reparation Jan 2016 #33

Alex Carey: Corporations and Propaganda -- The Attack on Democracy Octafish Jan 2016 #54

no, they need to go to jail. niyad Jan 2016 #62

Mass murder. Mass poisoning. Mass kidnapping. Octafish Jan 2016 #5

So, if they take the kids away does anyone profit? tecelote Jan 2016 #9

Where would the children go? To a house where poision water is also present? How could DhhD Jan 2016 #44

I'm sure the Emergency Manager rubberstamps the foster care homes, too. intersectionality Jan 2016 #46

Just leave ValasHune Jan 2016 #10

You are incorrect navarth Jan 2016 #19

An understandable sentiment, but moving is an expensive proposition... NurseJackie Jan 2016 #24

+100 JustAnotherGen Jan 2016 #76

Even more reasons Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #51

welcome to du. how, exactly, do you propose that the victims in flint do this, since such a niyad Jan 2016 #63

Hit and runner. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #69

apparently so. niyad Jan 2016 #70

When will the Feds arrest this criminal??? n/t malaise Jan 2016 #11

+1 daleanime Jan 2016 #29

that is what i would like to know n/t questionseverything Jan 2016 #60

never niyad Jan 2016 #67

Pfffffffttt. Repigs only get in trouble if they screw rich people. HughBeaumont Jan 2016 #78

What are they looking for: torches and pitchforks? Somebody has to ... marble falls Jan 2016 #13

Just dunk the parties responsible in the water. JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #20

Make them drink one quart per day until they fix it. marble falls Jan 2016 #22

Why are people paying for water from the great lakes? shouldn't water be a public utility? nt Snotcicles Jan 2016 #14

Everyone everywhere pays for water. former9thward Jan 2016 #31

I think it should be paid for by taxation and income adjusted. People can't live without water. nt Snotcicles Jan 2016 #36

Many corporations pay little or no tax but consume the most water. Doremus Jan 2016 #42

I wasn't trying to put that fine of a point on it. nt Snotcicles Jan 2016 #48

The devil's in the details. nt Doremus Jan 2016 #71

Because there are expenses. And it is. Igel Jan 2016 #58

Pay us for the poison you've been drinking or we'll take your poisoned children. abelenkpe Jan 2016 #15

I hope the ACLU gets a call. JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #16

Beside any class action suits Scalded Nun Jan 2016 #21

This is when I start to believe in firing squads. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #23

Are the residents organized? surrealAmerican Jan 2016 #25

This is the kind of thing that could NEVER be the plot of a work of fiction; closeupready Jan 2016 #26

speaking of child endangerment captainarizona Jan 2016 #27

this is the goal of the GOP DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #28

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love canal writ large lapfog_1 Jan 2016 #32

The tax payers will foot the bill robbob Jan 2016 #34

Wait, didn't we do this to Native Americans, sylvanus Jan 2016 #35

Gov. Snyder ordered a truckload of smallpox infected blankets to hand out in Flint, tclambert Jan 2016 #45

Public shakedown Mendocino Jan 2016 #37

Unconscionable. blackspade Jan 2016 #38

are they soulless? yes, of course. niyad Jan 2016 #68

Really? And whose gestapo are they hiring to do this? Cleita Jan 2016 #39

Why, because they're failing to provide fresh water? Tab Jan 2016 #40

What??? SoapBox Jan 2016 #41

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So if a gas main springs a leak and your house explodes, you should pay for the gas tclambert Jan 2016 #43

The American Dream... world wide wally Jan 2016 #47

This is just plain fucking evil. Initech Jan 2016 #49

Also worth noting: Blue_Adept Jan 2016 #50

Read about that earlier. romanic Jan 2016 #56

Unbelievable! Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #52

The real message to residents: "MOVE AWAY" Ilsa Jan 2016 #53

Or..."DIE QUICKLY" moondust Jan 2016 #61

It could be said that by poisoning... 3catwoman3 Jan 2016 #55

sadly, you are quite correct. niyad Jan 2016 #66

I have no words for this bullshit... Odin2005 Jan 2016 #57

oh, I have plenty of words, most of which would probably get me a visit from the suits. niyad Jan 2016 #65

OH FOR SURE, DO THAT...Want to see Flint burn to the ground? yuiyoshida Jan 2016 #59

and, of course, the corporate media covers none of this. niyad Jan 2016 #64

Being the bitchy skeptic that I am HeiressofBickworth Jan 2016 #72

So which Mafia family is running Flint. That's a clear case of extortion and racketeering Monk06 Jan 2016 #73

Wave firearms Aerows Jan 2016 #75

Is Flint the next Love Canal? JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #77