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Millions of Americans struggle to pay their water bills – here's how a national water aid program could work

  • Written by Joseph Cook, Associate Professor of Economic Sciences, Washington State University
imageWater: an increasingly expensive necessity.iStock via Getty Images

Running water and indoor plumbing are so central to modern life that most Americans take them from granted. But these services aren’t free, and millions struggle to afford them. A 2019 survey found that U.S. households in the bottom fifth of the economy spent 12.4% of their...

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