Posted on 07/23/2014 6:35:31 AM PDT by Kaslin
How long can it be before the state mandates free utilities for ‘minorities’.
Oh. Right. In the Liberal dictionary, "compassion" is defined as forcing responsible citizens to pay for freeloaders and the irresponsible.
"In fact, the Declaration of Independence, which gave birth to our nation, notes the only unalienable rights we have are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
That’s the problem. Utilities are usually a city government monopoly. Once the minority population exceeds the white population, uh-oh........... Nobody left to pay da bills.
“”that doesnt affect the most vulnerable citizens the majority of whom are African American here in Detroit.””
Now there’s a new label for them - MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS!
How so, Mr. Attorney?
“”Mr. Attorney””
Pardon me - Ms. Attorney
“The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money” Margaret Thatcher
Detroit is 82% black. If white and black water customers had not paid their bills at the same rate, and those chosen to be shut off were selected randomly from the group of non-payers, then >80% of those affected would be expected to be black.
In actual fact, it's probable black people are less likely to pay their water bill than white residents.
...nor the infrastructure necessary to deliver that water, which requires maintenance.
That’s so like 20 years ago dude..........
It’s been basically a de facto welfare system. The city kept raising rates to cover the residents that didn’t pay their water bill and never tried to collect past due amounts. Those who paid their bills were paying for those that didn’t. Looks like it’s now reached the point that the system is unsustainable, the downfall of all socialist schemes.
Well spotted!!
What people are missing (mostly willfully) is the fact that this water fight is a result of good things happening.
Its a result of the department trying to shave down debt to attract more privatization. Privatization of services is nearly always good.
In Atlanta the Water dept seems to be a place where well-connected blacks can get rich through graft while completely mismanaging the water service and racking up millions in federal fines the taxpayers get stuck with.
Some will let their children suffer until you pay. They know you’ll stop the children from suffering...as always.
“Once the minority population exceeds the white population, uh-oh........... Nobody left to pay da bills.”
It’s called “Survival of the Unfit”
Charles Darwins Theory of Evolution (often referred to as The Theory of Survival of the Fittest) describes the positive effects resulting from any pressure on an animal species that removes the least fit among the species and allows only the most fit of the species to reproduce. Many of us are well aware of this Survival of the Fittest theory, but few are aware that Darwin also makes mention of the negative effects resulting from unlimited reproduction of a species least fit when the weak, the lazy, and the stupid are left unchecked.
We like to think otherwise, but our species, Homo sapiens, isnt that long out of the trees and the same laws of nature that affect all of Gods creatures apply equally to us. If we were to observe any other species that had been allowed to reproduce without limitations, we would know immediately what the consequences will be.
Whenever the weak; lazy; and stupid of a species are allowed to reproduce unimpeded by predators that feed off the weak; lazy; and stupid, they soon outnumber the strong, productive, and intelligent. When the weak/lazy/stupid dominate the gene pool, the entire population becomes weak/ lazy/stupid, and then the population collapses.
In the past, when these collapses occurred within human populations, they have been referred to as a Malthusian Collapse. Thomas Malthus, a Nineteenth Century Economist, thought these collapses were caused simply because past civilizations had reached a point where human populations could no longer produce sufficient food supplies to feed themselves, but he never pinned down the exact reason for the food shortages.
We now think these collapses of past human civilizations have occurred whenever the unproductive weak/lazy/stupid greatly outnumber the strong/productive/intelligent of the population. In other words, the majority of the population becomes too lazy to perform the work necessary to provide for themselves and whats left of the strong/productive/intelligent refuses to continue to do it for them.
These collapses have occurred at frequent intervals throughout human history, and Western Civilization is, in my humble opinion, currently on the cusp of one of these collapses.
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