A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
The saga in Jackson reflects a wider debate playing out in cities across the country. It's not just about water.
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"Over the decades, antagonism between the Republican state government and the Democratic and Black-led local government created additional obstacles to updating Jackson’s water and sewage infrastructure. A Title VI civil rights complaint that the NAACP filed with the EPA in September 2022 accused Governor Reeves and the state legislature of “systematically depriving Jackson the funds that it needs to operate and maintain its water facilities in a safe and reliable manner.”
Add "clean, safe water" and "proper sewage systems" to the list of things being unnecessarily made political. I may not support some political views but I want to "win" on merit and due process, not because folks are desperate for the most basic of human needs. Depriving people of clean water because you don't like how they vote is pretty evil in my books.
Republicans are fine with evil, as long as they get to pick who it's pointed at.
They want to make sure it hurts the ones they hate
The Mississippi Delta is no better, and they vote similarly to Jackson. The state's government thrives on depriving its people to bolster their own interests.