Theres no free lunch –– or free water! Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker teaches residents of Detroit what responsibility means Read more at wnd/2014/06/theres-no-free-lunch-or-free-water/#4EYMVASlIsE2S39K.99 Rocker writes: Nearly half of the city’s 300,000 accounts with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) are past due, not to mention the more than $90 million already owed the utility. City of Detroit Water And Sewerage Department Deputy Director Darryl Latimer says the “crisis” is largely due to a culture of “I am not going to pay.” He told CBS Detroit: “The majority of our customers (who) are in delinquency status, they just built a culture of , ‘You’re not making me pay – I am not going to pay,’” said Latimer. Perhaps this is the mindset behind Detroit’s historic bankruptcy? “You’re not making me pay – I am not going to pay.” Sounds about right to me. (In picture below: a Detroit resident proudly displays her unpaid water bill, attempting to garner sympathy for spending her money on new nails and a new hairdo, instead of... the water bill)
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:09:42 +0000
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