I guess I&#x27;m not really sure what Detroit thought would happen.<p>When you raise the rates on a bankrupt city, what did they think Flint would do? Go deeper into debt from another city that&#x27;s already bankrupt as well? Or cut a bunch of corners and make do with the old, outdated system? Even GM stopped using the river water since it was so corrosive.<p>I&#x27;m not pinning this on Detroit since there were a host of failures along the way, but the raising of the fees essentially started the ball rolling.