Judd Legum

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4. @Siemens assured city officials that the project would more than pay for itself. Jackson would pay @Siemens $90 million — the largest contract in city history — and the new automated system would generate "$120 million in guaranteed savings" over 15 years — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2022

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3. In 2010, @Siemens began pitching city officials on a solution. The company would install all-new automated water meters and a new billing system. Where would cash-strapped Jackson get the money for such a project? https://t.co/vFmWZXZPqt — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2022

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5. Siemens argued that Jackson couldn't afford to say no. In a December 2010 email, Siemens told a Jackson official that "[r]ight now the city truly needs this project b/c you are losing thousands of dollars each day the project is not implemented." https://t.co/vFmWZXZPqt — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2022