Comments by "irresistablejewel" (@irresistablejewel) on "Flint: Gov. Caught Faking Water Tests" video.

  1. Clean water for Flint seems to have been a subject of discussion for some time and this dispute has even reached the UK as it's sometimes referenced in political articles. I'm curious to know, what is the source of the Lead that appears to be contaminating the water supply in Flint, Michigan? In the UK: Lead was replaced by Copper pipes and removed from petrol as it was shown that it damages human development, although regarding other types of heavy metal contamination I saw houses built on an old Mercury factory sold with instructions not to grow your own vegetables. I wouldn't want to buy one and so I guess people aren't hurrying to move to Flint. If the Lead has been left behind from a previous private industry, then one might expect the company to repair the damage; but if the company no longer exists, or won't accept responsibility then the taxpayer basically gets the bill for what could be a costly clean-up. I think there is a distinction between Federal and State governance in America; so perhaps if the State won't 'fess up to there actually being a problem, the Federal government can make a separate judgement. I have to admit I don't exactly know how these two forms of government relate to each other, but I expect it is possible for a group independent to both to send samples to the lab, then present evidence to both. That's because there are some clear rules when it comes to empirical science and measurement which everyone should be following. I tend to agree that if money is the deciding factor that matters can often be corrupted by those with a vested interest; it was a struggle to get petrol companies to remove Lead, for a while they claimed it couldn't be done; however Lead in drinking water means something has gone wrong. You can either view this as being about people or being about money; yes somebody will have to pay for it, it may cost a lot; it's a place too contaminated to clean-up, but on the matter of clean water, it's a need and if government can't meet that need then it's not fit for purpose.
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