I have been drinking this water from this well my entire life. The government hasn't helped me yet. Why should I think that they will help me now?
Xochitl Torres Small: “I have been drinking this water from this well my entire life. The government hasn't helped me yet. Why should I think…”
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A resident's skepticism about government assistance for clean water in rural Alabama.
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