I don’t know about you but I don’t normally shower with my mouth open…
Mississippi water is so dirty residents shower with their mouths shut
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#22The American south would be in 3rd world territory (in some regards it already is) if it wasn’t attached at the hip to california and new york.
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#23The American south would be in 3rd world territory (in some regards it already is) if it wasn’t attached at the hip to california and new york.
"The south" is a big, diverse place. Some places definitely resemble the third world, west Virginia is a prominent example, although it's not part of the south proper. And cities like Memphis have some major problems that are commonly attributed to third world countries.
America by and large is a diverse place. There are parts of non southern states with third world tier problems. Both states you mention have problems of that caliber.
Most of the developed world resembles the third world once you leave the cities, some of it even in the cities. Its all just rural undeveloped land with thin little roads, most of which aren't in pristene condition.
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#24That's strange, I've lived here for 5+ years now, and I've never heard anyone my native spouse say anything of the sort, nor anyone else. More outrage for the outrage throne!
The OP implies that this is common to everyone in the state, and I believe it to be nonsense. I know about what's going on in Jackson, but I can assure you, the issues with the Pearl River flooding a treatment plant are limited to the city of Jackson. Where I live, they shut off the water if you don't pay your bill. Jackson isn't handling things very well. The governor is kind of a turd. There's blame to go all aroun…
>The governor is kind of a turd.
So were the streets of San Francisco the last time I was there. Has gov Nonsense fixed that sanitary problem yet?
The supply chain problem is a time bomb for many water supplies across the country. Even basic maintenance / upgrades have major problems with getting parts. So don't just point fingers at the "hicks" and think your water supply is safe or will stay that way.
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#25The special cherry on top was the news there is a tanker full of fresh water parked in front of governors mansion. Dont worry about it, its not for the governor, its totally "on standby to assist the bank with water needs".
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/26900/fact-check-tanker...
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#26The American south would be in 3rd world territory (in some regards it already is) if it wasn’t attached at the hip to california and new york.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
The US does, Mississippi doesn’t. Mississippi has a GDP per capital of about $42,411 [0] while UK has $47,334 [1]. Those are both in current USD. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territ... [1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?location...
Those numbers are still remarkably similar.
Yep. Then you look at wealth distribution and it all makes sense.
Mississippi’s Gini coefficient is around .49, where the UK is around .34.
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#28And yet it's GDP per Capita is higher than that of the UK
Does that suggest that wealth in Mississippi is extremely concentrated near the top?
Yes. MS has the 4th worst balance of income/wealth in the US (which is already pretty unbalanced overall).
MS has wealth distribution similar to that of Zimbabwe and Rep of Congo, measured by Gini coefficient.
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#29The American south would be in 3rd world territory (in some regards it already is) if it wasn’t attached at the hip to california and new york.
"The south" is a big, diverse place. Some places definitely resemble the third world, west Virginia is a prominent example, although it's not part of the south proper. And cities like Memphis have some major problems that are commonly attributed to third world countries. America by and large is a diverse place. There are parts of non southern states with third world tier problems. Both states you mention have problem…
Oh well that means a broken water system is a good look for the capital of a state!
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
The OP implies that this is common to everyone in the state, and I believe it to be nonsense. I know about what's going on in Jackson, but I can assure you, the issues with the Pearl River flooding a treatment plant are limited to the city of Jackson. Where I live, they shut off the water if you don't pay your bill. Jackson isn't handling things very well. The governor is kind of a turd. There's blame to go all aroun…
>The governor is kind of a turd. So were the streets of San Francisco the last time I was there. Has gov Nonsense fixed that sanitary problem yet? The supply chain problem is a time bomb for many water supplies across the country. Even basic maintenance / upgrades have major problems with getting parts. So don't just point fingers at the "hicks" and think your water supply is safe or will stay that way.
You, like everyone else, seem to have missed that I live in Mississippi.
I'm the only one in the comments that has said so.
I'm pretty sure me and all my neighbors are 'hicks'.
Certainly more so than the good people of Jackson.