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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation

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102 points Brajeshwar | 3 comments | 31 Aug 25 01:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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xyst ◴[03 Sep 25 04:42 UTC] No.45112308[source]▶
> … and that the city isn’t planning to finish replacing them until 2076, three decades past a federal deadline.

Wow, that’s awful for the _third_ largest city in the USA. Federal, state, local governments have failed in providing basic services.

Thanks, trickle down economics! Reaganomics has been a massive mistake.

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nickff ◴[03 Sep 25 06:06 UTC] No.45112681[source]▶
What does Reaganomics have to do with Chicago failing to replace its water pipes? It’s a deeply Democratic city in a very Democratic state, and all three levels of government have been consistently increasing their spending in almost every area.
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1. skeezyboy ◴[03 Sep 25 11:33 UTC] No.45114528[source]▶
richest country on the planet but looks like a charles dickens novel
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2. nickff ◴[03 Sep 25 17:47 UTC] No.45118587[source]▶
You do realize that Dickens' famous tales took place in the richest country in the world at the time, right?
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3. skeezyboy ◴[04 Sep 25 09:02 UTC] No.45125164[source]▶
youve obviously not read it then