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Enlightened-Beaver t1_j3enwbx wrote

Keep electing republicans…

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Armadillo_Rock t1_j3fr01m wrote

People in Jackson vote Democrat.

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Ad-Careless t1_j3gd1ho wrote

The GOP holds every statewide office and large majorites in their House and Senate and have for a long time.

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OuidOuigi t1_j3gf0uu wrote

And the cities manage water treatment.

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Ad-Careless t1_j3gwnng wrote

And who allocates state and federal taxpayer dollars that pay for water treatment and water treatment plant upkeep and maintenance, professor?

So under your scenario, the leaders of Jackson, Mississippi just... want their city to be without water?

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GlassWasteland t1_j3j1rxi wrote

And the state received federal funds to fix this problem, but spent it on a volleyball arena at a college because a rich football players daughter went there.

That is what people are currently mad about.

That and they are receiving another 75 million this year, 400 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill and it still won't be enough.

Part of this problem is that politicians no longer are willing to tell people hard truths like taxes have to go up to pay for infrastructure, part is corruption at all levels of Mississippi government, money that is supposed to be used for infrastructure gets stolen, but also Jackson is a dying city that the middle class has fled, leading to a tax base that can't support the infrastructure necessary for a city.

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StoopyDumb t1_j3h6x53 wrote

Yeah… the state is majority Republican. Of course they’re going to keep voting Republican, they don’t care about a majority black Democrat city having no water. Or actively want to keep it that way. I’m not really seeing your point. The people who vote Republican aren’t the ones suffering here.

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After-District8811 t1_j3gnkm0 wrote

Nice try making everything a partisan issue but in this case the city government, which is overwhelmingly democrat, is the one to blame for this problem. The local government has been corrupt and mismanaging the city for decades. Mismanagement over a long period of time makes the city basically unsustainable, as taxes decline they can’t provide basic services. It’s a sad story but making this about partisan politics is disingenuous and deflects attention from the real issues.

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Gommel_Nox t1_j3hgbgk wrote

I really don’t think it’s as simple as you want it to be. The city government might be in charge of water treatment, but they get their funding from the state. When you try to address a societal problem without funding, you get what you pay for. The Republicans at the state level who determine Jackson’s annual budget for things, such as emergency services, road repair, education, and yes, water treatment.

So how do you square that circle, so to speak? Yes, Jackson wants to solve its water problem so people don’t have to constantly buy pallets of drinking water just so they can take a bath. No, Jackson will not be able to solve its water problem without adequate funding from the state. No, Jackson does not want to release those funds to Jackson for reasons.

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