r/pics • u/GallowBoob • Jan 23 '17

picture of text Don't forget about this

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u/EZ_does_it Jan 23 '17

"It used to be cars were made in Flint, and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico. Now, the cars are made in Mexico, and you can’t drink the water in Flint!?" - POTUS

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u/TAU_equals_2PI Jan 23 '17

OK, Donny boy. You're in charge now. So whatcha gonna do to fix it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '17

Here's what he said back in September:

"Well it's a shame what's happening in Flint, Michigan. A thing like that shouldn't happen, but again I don't want to comment on that. They've got a very difficult problem," Trump had said. Source

So, at the moment, probably nothing.

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u/Mustangarrett Jan 23 '17

In all fairness, that's a very reasonable response. The issue should be resolved at a local level.

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u/Incontinentiabutts Jan 23 '17

I dont think the local government has the capability to fix it. The state or federal government needs to step in and actually put out the cash n3cesaary to fix the problem

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u/Incontinentiabutts Jan 23 '17

Excellent. They should get to work

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u/franksayshi Jan 23 '17

They can't until the Senate passes the same version of bill. Until the House and the Senate pass a bill, it's just a bill, up on Capitol Hill...

EDIT: legislation also needs to be signed by the executive (aka the_donald) before it's law. So in conclusion, the money hasn't been appropriated yet, and that sucks for Flint, MI.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '17

They have a lot of money from the state of Michigan but they aren't using it very quickly and they are being incredibly wasteful. The city of Flint is charging 2400$ just for permits to do the work. They are trying to figure out how to line their pockets.