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Old 01-26-2016, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer View Post
What would we Villagers be doing right now if some individual made a mistake and furnished poison water to the entire Villages community for over two years?? That is exactly what happened in Flint Michigan. My heart breaks for those people, especially the children who will probably have life long medical problems.
There was really no mistake made. Flint like many other cities had too many legacy costs and no money. Their action after the facts came out were not a mistake either, but incompetence. It is sad to think something like this could happen in USA.