Nobel laureate Amartya Sen famously suggested that famines do not occur in democracies, because accountable governments will do everything they can to avoid mass starvation. The same reasoning should apply to clean drinking water; like food, it is a resource that is indispensable for our survival and wellbeing.
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/flint-water-crisis-wake-up-call-for-democracy-by-katharina-pistor-2016-03
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