Yup. They're billing people for lead-poisoned water.
It's something you expect from a mindless bureaucracy and yet, and yet...
ITS ONE OF THE MOST INSANE THINGS EVER. ARE THESE PEOPLE FUCKING OUT OF THEIR MINDS??
You're really going to charge people for poisoned water???
According to Finance Director Jody Lundquist, the 1,800 shutoff notices will be making their way to Flint residents sometime this week. "We are applying shutoff notices in a fair and systematic way in which those billed on the first cycle will be issued notices first. We do understand that this situation has been out of the ordinary and could be confusing to some of our customers and therefore want to help them as best we can," Lundquist said...
According to the city of Flint, the first round of overdue notices being sent represent a growing trend in the city, and for good reason. Some 60 percent of Flint’s water customers are currently overdue on their bills. The city is hoping that threatening residents already living in a dire situation due to government foul-up will be just the trick to reduce the growing number of outstanding bills residents are withholding.
If there were any justice in this world, if the world weren't run by a combination of psychopaths and egomaniacs, wouldn't Snyder be personally paying every single water bill for Flint residents for the duration of the lead-contaminated water?
Ha ha. In reality
Gov. Rick Snyder, asked about the billing issue at a Monday news conference in Flint, wouldn't comment on the issue. "I'm not going to speculate" about Flint water billing issues, he said.
And of course
As of right now, residents have 10 days to pay their “properly adjusted” bills for poisoned, lead-filled water or else they will be disconnected.
Update: (hat tip to www.dailykos.com/...)
Thursday, Jan 14, 2016 · 12:17:51 AM +00:00
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jpmassar
Hat tip to Kossack Torilahure via the comments:
Contact details for the poisoner governor.
PHONE: 517-373-3400 (Office) .. 517-241-0259 (Residence)
PHONE: 517-335-7858 - Constituent Services
FAX: 517-335-6863
Mailing address
Governor Rick Snyder P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, Michigan 4890