In Pennsylvania, residents are resisting a corporate takeover of their water system as state lawmakers attempt to change a law that incentivizes privatization.

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    11 months ago

    Not shocking at all. Water and sewer should be run by your local government for public interest and not for profit.

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      11 months ago

      When public services are run for-profit, services get cut down right up to the regulation line.

      Why bother getting 99.9999999% of the bacteria and literal shit out of the water when regulations say I only need to get 98%? BTW I bribed lobbied politicians to change regulations down from 99.99%. That was just unreasonable and everyone knows a little cholera is good for the heart.

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      11 months ago

      And why shouldn’t Nestle have a monopoly on water? They should be able to drain the Great Lakes and sell it to everyone else but the US if they damn well please!

      Note: I’ve never said anything with more sarcasm in my life and now I feel like just by typing this out it’s already in the playbook for when Trump steals the next election.

      Note: and now I need a drink.