Three months ago it was all talk about the drought and how we are going to run out of water.
It's fine to knock the government for stuff we don't like but let's get real, who should pay for it and why.
!00 years ago all water was coming from the aquifers and that is a limited supply that will never recover to old levels
So in order to fill the bottom half of that state with people you needed water from the north and each city made commitments on how much they would pay for their share.
Take that total amount that has to be paid and the expence of operating the system and devide that by the volume of water used and you have a price to charge.
When you have a shortage of water, all the costs stay the same and you still need the money to operate the system, price has to go up.
So if cutbacks are working and everyone uses less water and the bills are the same, how would you suggest they pay for that.
It would cost millions for each city to start capturing there own water and the payment for the reserves in the north will still have to be made, who wants to pay for that extra.
Neal you are starting to sound like a capitalist man. Way to go. The concept of supply and demand in a nutshell. The only thing the government leaves out of the equation is competition. Now if we could only have two or three governments all running and maintaining the water supply there would be an incentive for one of them to figure out a better way and get more of the market and lower prices. It would be more like the post office and fedx and ups only for water. Nothing controls demand like prices can.
The only words that will describe it all and you are going to be hearing them every day are (Manmade climate change.)
Neal you are starting to sound like a capitalist man. Way to go. The concept of supply and demand in a nutshell. The only thing the government leaves out of the equation is competition. Now if we could only have two or three governments all running and maintaining the water supply there would be an incentive for one of them to figure out a better way and get more of the market and lower prices. It would be more like the post office and fedx and ups only for water. Nothing controls demand like prices can.
"supply & demand in a nutshell". Exactly right, but can you imagine when the poor can't afford water - a life essential? If you think the oil wars are bad, wait until the water wars begin.
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