&gt; so many state governors doing things like ... enabling the Flint water crisis.<p>Beware of simplistic narratives.  It now looks like Flint took on the very tough job of water treatment as a <i>jobs &#x2F; stimulus program</i>[1] -- something they turned out to be completely incompetent at -- and also as a way to resolve a pricing spat with Detroit over water supply.<p>As well the Michigan DEQ shoulders a lot of the blame for covering up the issues.<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;reason.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;the-flint-water-crisis-is-the-result-of" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;reason.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;25&#x2F;the-flint-water-crisis-is-...</a>