Why Pay for Water When Others Don’t December 13, 2006
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While the city is working on plans to keep the Big Apple sustainable through 2030, reading the NY Times article about how the city “fails to collect millions in unpaid water bills” is a funny counterpoint. It’s like a trip down the rabbit hole, with various tales of insanity. For instance, there’s the Niger’s U.N. mission, which hasn’t paid $120,000 in bills since 1998! The city still asks companies that have been bankrupt for 30 years to pay their bills. Then there’s Joseph Mannino in Staten Island who has been charged over $250,000 in under 10 years for a small building (officials suggest Mannino might have a leaking toilet somewhere). What’s interesting, though, is that the city hasn’t turned off the water ever.
