Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of emergency declared

Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by vox_mollis on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @12:17PM (#10738950)

Bear in mind this is HN. Upper-middle-class people tend to originate from upper-middle-class homes. What many of us grow up in is found to be "shocking" to the Brahmin class.

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Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by flubert on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @01:14PM (#10739362)

Yes, sometimes it is quite surprising how sheltered people can be. I wonder how much of a role the asymmetry of TV and other media plays. People who live less affluent lifestyles can get any amount of exposure to extravagant living through TV, etc.. But the reverse doesn't seem to be true. Maybe the BBC will do a show about those strange "fly-over" people someday...

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Re:Flint, MI: So much lead in children’s blood, state of eme... by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @01:25PM (#10739439)

I guess I come from a different world. This looks like areas I use to walk down as a child.

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