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HughBeaumont

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78. Pfffffffttt. Repigs only get in trouble if they screw rich people.

Reply to malaise (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 07:51 AM

Jan 2016

This sort of thing is a detail of the agenda.

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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

Post removed Post removed Jan 2016 #30

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

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #74

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