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Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital
The Associated Press ^ | September 16, 2022 | By DREW COSTLEY

Posted on 09/16/2022 12:47:06 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

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To: McCarthysGhost

bull!

The uncollected water bills was a temporary glitch that needs to be fixed, I should have underlined ‘uncollected’

I would like to see the number of family members on the Administrative staff, how many expensive art works, the travel budget, etc before I would blame it on a temporary cash flow problem


41 posted on 09/16/2022 1:51:54 PM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOWhx) )
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To: McCarthysGhost

THAT may be the ONLY truthful statement in the whole story.


42 posted on 09/16/2022 1:56:49 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Racism. It’s easier to pronounce than corruption.


43 posted on 09/16/2022 2:12:43 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: dadgum

PING racism, corruption


44 posted on 09/16/2022 2:16:14 PM PDT by dadgum (Overjoyed to be the Pariah.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They need to move to Martha’s Vineyard.

Plenty of water and residents waiting with open arms.


45 posted on 09/16/2022 2:41:40 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everything is racism. How original. How is this going to solve the water problem.


46 posted on 09/16/2022 2:41:58 PM PDT by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh of course these jackasses would play the race and redlining card.
Screw them.
They vote for race hustling poverty pimps who do nothing to build anything or help in any meaningful ways .


47 posted on 09/16/2022 2:44:02 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Have you seen Joe Biden's picture on a milk carton?)
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48 posted on 09/16/2022 2:51:50 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Lubumba didn’t have enough money for upkeep of infrastructure, but he had enough for his guaranteed income project. I bet they still have midnight basketball and other “diversion” programs.


49 posted on 09/16/2022 3:06:23 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

so my understanding of what AP is trying to claim is that too many racist white devils moved on to greener pastures leaving behind a nearly all black municipal population that is unable to govern itself without said white devils?


50 posted on 09/16/2022 3:13:51 PM PDT by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Vermont Lt

So I read the article states Intergration caused whites to leave, then middle class whites, then no money.
So are they saying intergration,,, f.y.i Bussing was racist.
Heummm, I thought that if you were against intergration And bussing you were racist


51 posted on 09/16/2022 3:19:09 PM PDT by midwest_hiker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If they had just put those white people in chains and not allowed them to leave the city everything would have been fine!


52 posted on 09/16/2022 3:21:31 PM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: packagingguy

To a leftist the only way to end racism is the final solution for white people—oh wait that won’t work either because then they will not be around to leech off of...


53 posted on 09/16/2022 3:22:53 PM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: unixfox; McCarthysGhost
"What I heard was that there were 100 million dollars worth of unpaid water bills."

After seeing "racist" and "water" in the same headline, for the first time in my life I understand the lack of swimming skills.

54 posted on 09/16/2022 3:29:31 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Can Birmingham and Memphis be far behind? Atlanta? Baltimore?


55 posted on 09/16/2022 4:33:41 PM PDT by cdcdawg (Hoes mad! LOL! )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I live in MS. Jackson has been given hundreds of millions of federal dollars over the last 20 years to fix it's water system but very little has actually been used for that purpose. Most of it has been embezzled by the Mayor and City Council or funneled to many "consulting" services run by their relatives and friends.

No one at the federal or state level will dare investigate where the money went because they all know it was stolen, but pointing fingers at the perpetrators would invite the inevitable howls of racism. The Democratic party actively sanctions the theft and Republicans don't have balls enough to point their fingers and demand the crooks be held accountable. If more money is given to them to fix the water system then it'll be stolen also, that's what crooks do.

56 posted on 09/16/2022 4:34:10 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: Vermont Lt

“the African Americans in charge of Jackson cannot run the city.”

Blacks are being supported, puffed up and excused by whites (or is it the mainstream media). Blacks need to learn how to, in this case, run a city.

To paraphrase the Bible, don’t give them fish, teach them how to be fishermen.

Local and state governments are in the habit of declaring themselves unable to fix a problem, knowing that the Federal government to bail them out.


57 posted on 09/16/2022 4:35:07 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: JoJo354
" There is no racism in this. It is mismanagement. Period!"

Criminal mismanagement!

58 posted on 09/16/2022 4:46:36 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Because the dumb dems couldn’t keep the water flowing


59 posted on 09/16/2022 4:49:55 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: packagingguy

Haven’t you realized by now that ANYTHING white people do or don’t do is racism? Hmm, obviously a racist /s


60 posted on 09/16/2022 4:55:05 PM PDT by Have Ruck - Will Travel (It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion...)
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