Pittsburgh screwed its residents by hiring a private water manager

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By Ben AdlerJun 10, 2015, 1:56 pm50 pts
Back in the heyday of New Deal liberalism, Americans used to think that water was a public good. Those FDR-era socialists were filled with crazy ideas, like access to clean drinking water as a “human right” or a “public health necessity.” But since there is nothing a profiteering corporation won’t…

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