The problem with Jackson, Mississippi -- and America WashTimesOpEd
is not quite there, but whenever there is any kind of strain on the system — bad weather, political squabbling or even a big football game — the city has trouble providing even the most basic services.is unique, look to Texas, where the power grid has been unable to handle extreme winter or summer temperatures.
Sitting here in the Mississippi heat, I realize my hopes are misplaced. The city’s leadership, and the companies, contractors and cronies who benefit from this leadership, don’t particularly want to make things better — and they may well want things to get worse. Take welfare. We all know it is better for people to work than to be on the dole. Yet federal welfare-to-work requirements have been consistently weakened over the years.
Small changes made now could help reverse course. Forget paying down the debt — how about just following a budget?
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