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November 04, 2004

Vote YES On The Lower Life Expectancy Act Of 2004

Speaking of public services, here's a story about Atlanta starting to turn off the water of people more than 30 days delinquent on their water bill. It's not a big deal, though, since this is only 25% of the city's population.

Perhaps as we return to bedrock religious values from the 19th century, we can also return to other bedrock values of the same period, like raging epidemics of cholera. In fact, you probably can't have the first without the second.

Posted at November 4, 2004 04:55 PM | TrackBack
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Here's my favorite part:

'"Now we need to make sure and make them understand that we are doing everything we can to keep their rates down and do the work that has to be done. Recovering money that is by rights ours and that is out there is one of the best ways to do that."'

Right. Because restoring consumer confidence in the solvency of the company is more important than actually providing customers with water.

I just hope they don't try to get Big Government involved, or some kind of socialist "water welfare." I'm sure the market will sort this one out - as soon as the most hopelessly delinquent customers get tired of using chamber pots, and move out of Atlanta forever, demand will fall, and the capital needed to upgrade the sewer system will... um...

Hey, can you believe that men are kissing other men all over America?

Posted by: John at November 5, 2004 08:52 AM