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After-District8811 t1_j3gnkm0 wrote

Reply to comment by Enlightened-Beaver in ‘This is no way to live’: Mississippians struggle with another water crisis by BitterFuture

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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