Flint, Michigan replaces most lead pipes 10 years after Michigan water crisis

17 toomuchtodo 5 7/2/2025, 11:55:48 PM nbcnews.com ↗

Comments (5)

toomuchtodo · 6h ago
ProllyInfamous · 1h ago
Great. Can we complete Chattanooga's [lead pipe] situation, next?
bentt · 1h ago
Quite a datapoint about how lead and violent crime correlate. TLDR yes. https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-flint-mi/
fracus · 4h ago
The residents should be able to sue for healthcare from probable lead exposure. It is mind blowing people don't actively vote for nationalized healthcare.
codeddesign · 4h ago
Sue for what and who? The lead pipes weren’t illegal and pipes being lead weren’t hidden from the public. Beyond that, the water travels through multiple counties to get the Flint. Regarding healthcare - that is actually run on a state level since Obama. Each state has the choice to subsidize healthcare or not. There is no “nationalized” in this, unless you are talking about Medicaid? In that case, all medical is private and can choose which insurers they want to accept, including Medicaid. For those that have Medicaid know it’s absolutely horrible to work with and even worse for doctors. The only real solution is that each state exponentially increases income taxes to cover private insurance. However, if they did that it would be a political death sentence.