Sunday, March 06, 2016

When is the Flint River water going to stop and the Detroit water returned?

March 6, 2016
By Monica Davey

...Last Sunday, (click here) the Oscars went on in Hollywood, the filmmakers Ryan Coogler and Ava DuVernay, and musicians like Janelle Monáe and Stevie Wonder, held a #JusticeForFlint benefit on a local stage, raising more than $156,000. Cher, Eminem, Big Sean, Mark Wahlberg and other celebrities have offered their support, as have faraway grade-school classes, labor unions, police groups, rotary clubs and corporations.

But five months after state authorities announced that it was unsafe to drink unfiltered water because of high lead levels caused by government errors over the past two years, federal officials said here last week that the water still was not safe, and, as testing goes on, offered no promise for when it would be....

The water bills in Flint are crazy. They are threatening home ownership. What are banks doing to bring pressure to the government in Michigan that would be looking at foreclosure if the water rates continue to be ridiculously high?


The unemployment rate in Flint, Michigan,(click here) is 13.90%, with job growth of 0.69%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 27.50%.
Flint, Michigan Taxes
Flint, Michigan,sales tax rate is 6.00%. Income tax is 5.25%.
Flint, Michigan Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $14,606, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $26,339.

One third of the people in Flint, Michigan have an annual income of less than $15,000 while the USA the same income is seen in 12.61 percent.