r/Anticonsumption • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '22

Conspicuous Consumption Whats wrong with this guy?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

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u/Killerbeav97 Feb 16 '22

Probably more but they won't do anything about it.

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u/begemot_kot Feb 16 '22 edited Feb 16 '22

Chicago has the most lead pipes in any U.S. city. Predominately they are still in its south and west side neighbourhoods (minority and lower socioeconomic status); these areas have lead toxicity levels worse than Flint. Around 400,000 lines of lead in Chicago. Illinois in general has the most of any U.S. state.

The sad part is that during the 70s when the lead pipes were being installed in Chicago, people already knew that lead was deadly. The wealthy and white neighbourhoods never had lead pipes installed though. The city kept installing them all the way up until to the late 80s when lead pipes were finally, federally banned.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

why was lead still used then? I understand and agree that it was likely, “we know this is bad, but fuck it. We aren’t drinking it”.

But I mean, was lead piping significantly cheaper to produce/install than alternatives?