The local utility is currently showing 19,847 customers without electric power. Yikes. This is getting on to more than a week without refrigeration, cooking for some, air conditioning, pumps at gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores, radio stations, doctor's offices (hospitals have backup), etc...
What is really odd is that this is not featured more in the news. Almost nothing nationally and the Detroit local news is more focused on the flooding than the electrical power outages. A few headlines:
I would be writing asking questions about the state of the infrastructure. Was there ever money in the city and state coffers to maintain and upgrade the infrastructure? If not, why? If there was once and there is none now, where did it go and why? Spent on some pet social program maybe? Sad state of affairs but nothing surprising for a Democrat stronghold.
I am ragging on Democrats for a reason. Show me a Democrat-run city that has clean and safe streets, minimal homelessness, low crime, good educational system (their graduates are successful), well funded maintenance of infrastructure.
Taking things a step further - how about low incidence of mental health issues? Gun and knife violence, homelessness and drug use - again: all the hallmarks of a well-run city. How are the middle class doing? Well? How about small businesses? That whole area was wealthy beyond compare. Motor City. Vibrant culture. The workers were well paid, lots of really nice and well-maintained houses for all economic levels. People moved there from all over knowing that they could get a good job, raise their families and have a great life. What happened? Democrats.
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