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RE: Civil Rights Commission Says Systemic Racism Contributed to Flint Water Crisis
Lead does not discriminate, but demographics absolutely plays a role in the enforcement —or lack thereof—of environmental laws and regulations. Just research the makeup of populations living within a 5-mile radius of superfund sites.
This is an article I read about a year ago that I find pretty convincing. It was arguing the Flint fiasco is a case of ''Keynesian stimulus project gone wrong'':
And for the populace generational hardships: ''crony capitalism''?
http://reason.com/blog/2016/01/25/the-flint-water-crisis-is-the-result-of
To be fair, I have to admit it's the only article I've read on the topic.