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Oh, what we can learn from Detroit.

Started by Gaspar, February 28, 2013, 01:21:39 PM

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Conan71

Quote from: guido911 on July 22, 2014, 12:45:10 AM
Figured I thrown this in here since it is a Detroit issue.




This is just crazy.

I saw this a week or so back.  Seems to me having running water would be a high enough priority you'd pay your bill.  I'm certain some of those simply could not afford to pay but quite a few chose not to pay.  People need to realize government simply cannot stand under the weight of so much free-loading at every level.
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Gaspar

Quote from: Conan71 on July 22, 2014, 09:44:19 AM
I saw this a week or so back.  Seems to me having running water would be a high enough priority you'd pay your bill.  I'm certain some of those simply could not afford to pay but quite a few chose not to pay.  People need to realize government simply cannot stand under the weight of so much free-loading at every level.

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