Denying people water? I’m all for people pulling their weight, but water? That makes no sense. We aren’t talking about landscaping and golf courses. Water to drink and wash should never be denied to people, money or no money.
Why don't you explain what you think the word "denied" means...and while you're at it, ponder what the character referred to in your posting handle would think about that.
So all the folks who work to maintain the infrastructure and supply the water should work for free?
“Water to drink and wash should never be denied to people, money or no money.”
Horse pucky!! You must be a DU lurker! Just look at the drop in the numbers of deadbeats when they had their water turned off initially. That stat alone tells you that most of them simply wanted to stiff their fellow citizens so they could spend their money on more $hit they wanted, rather than be responsible citizens and cover their living expenses first!
We should start now to end the dependency of the Welfare State. I submit that the “poor” are poor because they want the rest of us to just take care of them. I for one, am really tired of it. If this bothers you so much, why don’t you make an additional contribution to Detroit’s “poor.”
We can and should take care of the truly indigent, but their number is vastly lower than the actual number of layabouts we “support” with our tax dollars.
You forgot the sarcasm tag! if not change your name, and go away.
The vast number of these people are not being denied water....
They simply need to pay their water bills...
If truly disabled or ill they can make exceptions...or give them a break...
Probably under 5 % of the parasites are in that situation....
Go down to the creek and get all the water you want. If you want it purified, disinfected and delivered to the showerhead in your home, it’s going to cost you because people are employed to make that shower happen. Somebody dug and maintains a well or a dozen wells. Somebody else connects and repairs pipes and somebody else works the water treatment plant which uses electricity. All those somebodies have salaries, vacation plans, retirement plans and sick days that must be paid. The company has an electric bill and payroll. No sympathy from the California dust bowl, where we beg for every drop and growing food is more important than two showers a day.
“Denying people water? I’m all for people pulling their weight, but water? That makes no sense. We aren’t talking about landscaping and golf courses. Water to drink and wash should never be denied to people, money or no money.”
Seeing this posted by someone with your moniker is astounding....or you forgot your sarc tag....
There is a huge river that every detroit resident can access. They can take all of the buckets they want and get all of the free water they can carry....
Fine, you pay for it.