tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6797198459028199597..comments2024-03-18T15:45:32.866-04:00Comments on bensozia: Lead in Flint, or, Infrastructure and InequalityJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-42011463974700746162016-01-20T11:57:03.848-05:002016-01-20T11:57:03.848-05:00And yet, for as much as these crises harm the poor...And yet, for as much as these crises harm the poor, it's not as if the poor are the ones who most politicians care about appeasing.<br /><br />And what are the poor honestly going to do? Get fed and up with their worsening situation, wthdraw their support from the two-party system, and rally behind an independent "champion of the people" of some sort? Win the presidency and enough congressional seats to enact meaningful change to protect the populace against the exploitative practices of the rich? In a country where "socialist" is treated as a damning slur?G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com