05-05-2016 20:39 via theguardian.com

Obama's Flint visit boosted morale – but it doesn't make the water safe to drink

President railed against ‘corrosive attitude’ of hands-off government – but those unable or unwilling to drink their own water need pragmatism, not politicsFour months after he declared a state of emergency in Flint over its toxic water crisis, Barack Obama’s first visit to the Michigan city was as much about repudiating the philosophy of shrunken, hands-off government as it was about the lead-laced liquid that residents still have to drink and bathe in.The president&rsqu
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