I had no idea this was going on. I knew #Detroit is in dire need of so many things but this is appalling in #America but hey, Oh beautiful for spacious skies...... Right?: In 2009 Detroit’s unemployment rate was reported at 50 percent and now draconian budget cuts and a nine percent rate increase have led to thousands of residents having their water shut off. A group in Canada hopes to assist Detroit residents who aren’t able to pay their delinquent water bill in full. CBC News reports that Council of Canadians are planning to help the 3,000 Detroit residents per week who are having their water shut off. Maude Barlow, chair of the Council of Canadians, calls the plan to shut off the water to Detroit residents appalling and says it’s common in failed states, but not developed countries. “I’ve seen this in the poorest countries in the world,” Barlow said. “This is what we call failed states, but to see this in North America, it’s a disgrace.” Barlow continued: “We’re sitting on the Great Lakes, supplying a fifth of the world’s surface water. It’s appalling.” She also wants to know why President Obama hasn’t intervened in the situation and has one question for him: “There are potentially 500,000 people who are going to spend a good part of the summer, in the heat, in the summer, without water. Is that OK with you?” she asked. United Nations experts have criticized the government for cutting off water to people who can’t pay. breakingbrown/2014/07/canadian-group-will-bring-water-to-detroit-residents-whove-had-water-shut-off/
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 23:06:26 +0000
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