Flint is the symptom of a larger, over-arching issue in the United States.

There are many cities like Flint

who are suffering from under performing economies which makes them vulnerable to

budget cuts that coud be devastating to its citizens. To address this, the EPA’s environmental standards

should apply to every city to prevent the likelihood of events like the water crisis from

occurring. Along with that, the EDA should be a service economically underperforming cities have a

right to.

When the economies of cities are declining all across the US,

it hurts our nation’s economy which affects how much we can

invest in

better our nation

as a

whole.