One Third of Americans Cant Afford Safe Running WaterBy Daisy Luther But the kind of extreme poverty that puts people in these straits is occurring right here in America and in vast, increasing numbers. (Go here to get a free download about the economic collapse of Venezuela. This information can help you get more prepared for the economic collapse that seems to be hurtling toward America.) A reportby Elizabeth Mack,an assistant geography professor at Michigan State University, says that a third of Americans cant afford public water. It goes on to predict that within 30 years, 36% of Americans will be unable to afford to pay for public water to be piped to their homes.Mackanalyzed water consumption, pricing, demographic and socioeconomic data for the study. Further, shrinking populations in major cities such as Detroit and Philadelphia means fewer people to pay for the large fixed cost of water service. Some 227,000 customers in Philadelphia, or 4 out of 10 water accounts, are past due, while 50,000 delinquent customers in Detroit have had their water service terminated since the start of 2014, the study says. Households in Atlanta and Seattle are paying more than $300 a month for water and wastewater services (based on a family of four). Can you imagine that? More than a third of Americans being unable to afford running water and sewer services? Even more chilling, can you imagine the kind of diseases that will spread through towns and cities if people cannot effectively dispose of their waste? Typhoid: Not to confused with typhus, typhoid is caused by the bacteria salmonella typhi and is spread by contaminated food and water. It spreads quickly in overcrowded and/or unsanitary conditions. (source) Food Poisoning: There are many forms of food poisoning, the most lethal of which is Listeria, though its closely followed by E.Coli 157. The incidence of food poisoning will rise almost immediately theres a grid down situation. The lack of refrigeration coupled with the possibility of food not being cleaned or cooked properly will guarantee an uptick in these debilitating and often fatal conditions. (source) Cholera: In any situation that prevents adequate water treatment we will be in the same position as countless millions of others who live with dirty water. Just one person with mild cholera could unknowingly spread the diseasewhich sickens more people and then their waste spreads the disease further. Before you know it you have an epidemic on your hands. (source) These arent the only conditions that can be spread by dirty water. A few of the more common diseases are: Then, of course, there are parasitic conditions such as dracunculiasis (Guinea worm) and (as theyve discovered in Flint, Michigan) lead poisoning and chemical poisoning can be caused by drinking contaminated water that contains toxins. Ive gone into great detail about some waterborne illnesses in my book, The Preppers Water Survival Guide. As well, you can learn how to handle water and dispose of waste safely in the book. How have we reached a place in the 21st century in which millions of American families are facing a future where running water and sewer services are unaffordable? Daisy is a coffee-swigging, gun-toting, homeschooling blogger who writes about current events, preparedness, frugality, and the pursuit of liberty on her websites, The Organic Prepper and DaisyLuther.com , where this article first appeared. She is the author of 4 booksand the co-founder of Preppers University, where she teaches intensive preparednesscourses in a live online classroom setting. You can follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Image Credit: TheFreeThoughtProject.com All the more reason to become familiar with Spectro-Chrome Metry by Dinshah Ghadiali. As long as its limited to the urban demonrat shiittewholes, no issue. About ninety percent of Americans dont get clean water to drink. To fluoridate our drinking water, our overlords add fluorosilicic acid, a toxic waste from the smoke stacks of Chinese fertilizer plants, containing about 23% sodium fluroide (man-made rat poison), mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, barium and polonium. Most of these poisons are also carcinogens. The latter three are known radioactive carcinogens. Ah, ya gotta love those overlords. As in many third world nations, the US infrastructure is crumbling and disintegrating before their eyes. But somehow there is always money and more money for the military! That never changes. The answer to the authors final question is simpleGREED Yes, theres a report here about the School Budget going up but none of the increase is for any programs in the Schools!! Its ALL for Teacher raises and Benefits!! GREED Clean fresh water? Pumped into apartments? What is fresh water? My water is so heavily chlorinated that it stinks like a swimming pool and it has used up the carbon pre-filter on my reverse osmosis and so even filtered its coming out with bleach smell. Im winter camping with no plumbing except the spigot and hose, so I have to haul and stove heat my bath water so I have not even paid over the minimum for water. I cant imagine how someone just one county over in Seattle could have a $300 bill. They must have some serious leaks. I had a 880 gallon a day underground leak and the bill was still only $160 for a month. Just a thought. Im a super-smeller so I think its dangerous how almost everyone is so saturated with toxic chemicals that I cant even go into their houses without getting sick, but they breathe INSANE amounts of chemical fumes 24/7 completely obliviousand then wonder why they got cancer. My last residence didnt have clorine stink in the water. That means if that residence is using that water for drinking water it might be not so healthy to drink, for there is now none or less chlorine in the water. Chlorine is toxic. What do you think happens to the beneficial bacteria in your colon when you drink chlorinated water? It dies. Less beneficial bacteria means compromised immunity and a perfect environment for malevolent bacteria and Candida/mold to take over the body. I understand that without boiling water before drinking, chlorine may be necessary for preventing some disease but it should be used as little as necessary. Chlorine exposure also leads to iodine deficiency, which pretty much everyone now has. IMO. This means that every person on this godforsaken planet can have a peaceful, worry free and healthy life, not rich, but enough to live in that way. Can you imagine that about 10 people are the owner of these hugh mountains of money all for themselves. Back to water and more specific drinking water. Water is a human right. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. the Fluoride Deception by Cristopher Bryce is an eye opener. The disgusting junk they say is good for our teeth is another agenda. According to the neo-natal mortality statistics USA is a third world country ! 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Klaus Barbie and other German Nazis, and Italian and Japanese fascists, . Manual Noriega (Panama), Saddam Hussein (Iraq), Rafael Trujillo . Running the Higher War College (Brazil) and first School of the Americas . Providing asylum for Cuban, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, Haitian, Chilean, Assassinating World Leaders Arms Trade US Military Presence . The US is the worlds largest provider of live land mines which, even in . The US has military bases in at least 50 nations around the world, which . The US military has been bombing one Middle Eastern or Muslim nation or This, then, is a sampling of American foreign policies over the last 50 Sorry, for you ! No clean water ! 