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Nearly Half Of Detroit Water Customers Can’t Pay Their Bill

June 23, 2014 7:33 AM

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DETROIT (WWJ) – It’s a basic human right: water. But could the United Nations soon help the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department provide the service to struggling customers?
Water department spokeswoman Curtrise Garner says it’s a possibility — but for now, the water bills must be paid.
“We do have programs that do help those that are just totally in need; can’t afford it — but we also know that there are also people who can’t afford it would can not pay and we know this because, once we shut water off, the next day they are in paying the bill in full. So we do know that that has become a habit as well,” said Garner.
“At the DWAS Department — it’s not our goal to shut off water. We want people’s water on, just like they do; but you do have to pay for your water…That’s the bottom line.”
Garner said the reality is that nearly half of Detroit Water and Sewerage customers can’t pay their bills; and that has led activists to lobby the UN to step up and take action.
“If they do contact us we are willing to speak with them,” she said, adding “We owe it to the customers that are paying to collect from those that aren’t. Somebody has to pay for the water.”
And while Garner says water is “a God-given right,” she says there is a cost to move water from the water resource to the customer and that the infrastructure costs money.
According to the Free Press, the average Detroit water bill is now $75 a month — much higher than the nation’s average rate of about $40.
So, what’s the solution?
WWJ Newsradio 950 listeners have been sounding off on Facebook.
Posted Kathy Ward, “This is just insane. If someone is that destitute that they truly cannot afford their water bill, there are already welfare programs in place for that. I’m guessing those same people not paying their water also have a TV, cable, I-phone, etc. People need to get their priorities straight, not expect another government handout.”
Wrote Rodney Carter, “Call President Obama he has plenty of taxpayers cash to spend. Wasn’t that a campaign promise he made along with free rent and gas and payin’ my car note…Socialism only works if there is someone to pay for it.”
Calvin Adkins added, “If there are programs available to help these families, I am all for it. God has blessed me with ability to pay my bills so being hateful towards those who aren’t able is just not in me. Yes, there are able bodies out there abusing the system. And those individuals should be sought out. But before we go after those people, how about we go after the real welfare abusers. The elected officials, oil companies, insurance companies, banks, Wall Street. Because those abusers are the biggest beneficiaries of our hard work and tax dollars. Stop kicking those who are already down.”

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this is called Broke "Dirt Broke" and as Obama transfers wealth to Illegal Immigrants more Americans and American city's will suffer the same fate

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[WATCH] Welfare Activist Argues for Detroit’s Right to Free Stuff

It's not free! Someone pays for that!



[WATCH] Welfare Activist Argues for Detroit's Right to Free Stuff
Detroit is the epitome of how liberal politics can reduce a town to utter ashes....
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[WATCH] Welfare Activist Argues for Detroit’s Right to Free Stuff

in News, Opinion, Videos / by Amanda Shea / on July 9, 2014 at 1:13 pm /



Detroit is the epitome of how liberal politics can reduce a town to utter ashes. Many of the residents there that voted for the democrats, seem to have a sense of entitlement too when it comes to free stuff, as was just demonstrated by the large amount of people not paying their water bills because they feel like “they are always going to get water.”
Apparently, water is not a right like they assumed and more than 12,000 people learned that the hard way after the Detroit Water and Sewage Department shut off the service. Activist claim this constitutes a “violation of the human right to water.”
Welfare activist Maureen Taylor (Michigan Welfare Rights Organization Chair) appeared on the left leaning news station MSNBC to discuss the situation alongside WDIV-TV (Detroit) reporter Hank Winchester to debate the injustice and also let Winchester know that she thinks he’s a liar.
“We know there are people who have tough financial situations. We work here in Detroit, we survived bankruptcy, we get it, we see it everyday,” Winchester said. “But unfortunately, there are people that do not feel like they need to pay this bill, that they are always going to get water.”
Winchester backed up his claim by confirming that he’s personally spoken to people who intentionally did not to pay their water bills, as well as others on the opposite side of the issue.
That’s when Taylor interrupted, attacking his character saying, “No he hasn’t talked to anybody like that.”
When told by the show’s host that she needed to let him answer, she said, “I don’t know why, you can tell he’s lying, his lips are moving.”
She followed it up with a threat, saying, “It’s alright, Hank, I’ll find you out in the field.”
As to be expected, Taylor was armed with unsubstantiated accusations to toss at her opponent in an argument she was losing. She claimed that Winchester was spreading “disinformation” and said his statement that people don’t want to pay their water bills was “scandalous.”
“The next time you invite me to be here, let’s have some truth and a fair exchange as opposed to Hank who doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about,” the activist concluded.
To be fair, Winchester never said there weren’t people who are actually unable to pay their water bills. He clarified that there are certainly people on both sides of the payment problem, and he simply confirmed that he has encountered people who have chosen not to pay for water.

Watch part of this epic interaction from MSBC here:

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