Government s Financial And Political Interests Coming...

All over the world, we have been facing challenges regarding the government’s financial and political interests coming before citizens’ rights. One of the most recent hazardous situations happened here in the U.S.A. The government failed to keep Flint’s population safe as evidenced by the poisoning of their water. Approximately 100,000 people live in Flint, Michigan according to the 2010 census (Wikipedia, 2016). It is the largest city and the County seat of Genesee County, Michigan, along the Flint River (Wikipedia, 2016). This city became an automobile-manufacturing powerhouse for GM’s Buick and Chevrolet divisions after World War II. Both companies were founded in Flint (Wikipedia, 2016). Unfortunately, the city is also known for its†¦show more content†¦Because of Flint’s financial problems, the city was under the control of a person named by the Michigan State and the most important mission was to cut expenses and save money in order to put the city back on track in its economic situation. Flint was the county that was paying the most in water, so it was decided to turn off Detroit’s system (100 km northeast) and start to get water from Flint’s River. Because of this switch in water supply, water consumption had a huge impact on the citizens’ lives. In September 2015, a citizen asked the state to test the water, which led to other inquiries from other scientists. Virginia Tech University analyzed the water and found out that the lead quantity was higher than the amount of water in proportion. The water could not even be called water anymore; they named it as â€Å"toxic water.† Meanwhile, people started to get very sick. The health services declared an emergency situation because of the high levels of lead in the population’s blood system and all the illnesses that happened after the switch in the water supply. Some of the effects of lead in the body in a long-term buildup cannot be predicted and it can remain in bones for years after exposure. Besides of the lead poisoning, glyphosate was found in high levels in food. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and in high levels can cause cancer. The lead exposure persisted for 17 months. Undoubtedly, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency covered up the