32 min
Not Water Assistance, Water AFFORDABILITY What's Been Done and What's Been Won
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- News Commentary
Maureen reports on the decision by both the Detroit city government and the Michigan state government to have NO WATER SHUTOFFS for the duration of the pandemic. A major victory for low income people, She then explains the difference between "assistance" and "affordability" – affordability meaning that low income people are are billed for the basic necessities of life on the basis of income, and the coming attempt to take the affordability model national.
Maureen reports on the decision by both the Detroit city government and the Michigan state government to have NO WATER SHUTOFFS for the duration of the pandemic. A major victory for low income people, She then explains the difference between "assistance" and "affordability" – affordability meaning that low income people are are billed for the basic necessities of life on the basis of income, and the coming attempt to take the affordability model national.
32 min