Subj : Re: NY's Lead Pipes Update
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Sun Sep 18 2022 09:08:20

On 17 Sep 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
 AT>  JT> These were NY state rules, not federal rules. I doubt that Biden's pl
 AT>  JT> directly funds cities; it's far more likely that states receive grant
 AT>  JT> from the federal government, which they then disperse downwards to
 AT>  JT> counties and cities. The federal government may or may not have any s
 AT>  JT> in how the states prioritize funding.
 AT> There was already a state plan in place to replace the lines, but I want
 AT> you to understand the concept of paying for one thing at a time; receive
 AT> delivery for 1st invoice (Bipartisan InfrastructureA Act) before paying
 AT> for 2nd invoice (Inflation Reduction Act.)

We can fund more than one thing at a time. I often pay my water, gas, and
electric bills on the same day, and paying just one of them won't keep the
other services from being cut off for non-payment. Each bill pays for a
different service. But I'm sure you understand how that works.

The idea of only paying for one thing at a time may be what your are trying
to get me to understand, but it is an artificial restriction placed on the
government by Aaron Thomas, not by any law, convention, or statute. It exists
only in your mind.

 AT> Now we're waiting for delivery of all kinds of stuff, not just lead
 AT> pipes, but where's our earth cooling machine? Where's our inflation
 AT> reduction? I don't see any "inflation-related price increases" coming
 AT> back down. Yet all this stuff is paid for in full by the taxpayers (and
 AT> by future generations.)

These things take time.

Jeff.

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