twinkcommunist:

Flint is a really good example of austerity killing people because it has such a simple chain of events. They had clean water, the state government suspended local democracy and imposed austerity, the “emergency manager” switched to a polluted river and and cut corners on water treatment, the town was poisoned. It overshadows though the hundreds of other towns and cities with unsafe tap water. And even in towns with good water there are so many old buildings with lead pipes, so many schools with toxic drinking fountains. This is a national issue that will need billions of dollars and the political will of the entire country to fix.