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This scares me to no end. I see a future where all our water comes from bottles and we have to pay for the right to drink.
by xutopia 11y ago
This scares me to no end. I see a future where all our water comes from bottles and we have to pay for the right to drink.
- viggity 11y agoIt is kind of the natural conclusion when you decide to build a metropolis in a desert. Come to Iowa, our weather isn't as nice, but we've got a shit ton of water.
- e40 11y agoReally? http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2015/08/24/water-works-nitrate-farm-bureau-discussion-stowe/32268923/ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/io... Aquifers aren't infinite.
- rs999gti 11y ago> we have to pay for the right to drink You already do this if you pay a local municipality for water service.
- kardos 11y agoExcept that the price difference is obscene [1]. A future where we are captive to bottled water purveyors control is indeed scary. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/bottled-water-costs-2000x-more-than-tap-2013-7?IR=T http://www.businessinsider.com/bottled-water-costs-2000x-mor...
- barneygumble742 11y agoThis is happening now in many third-world countries where it's more profitable for Pepsi and Coca Cola to sell bottled water.
- frandroid 11y agoWelcome to the developing world where you don't drink water coming out of the tap, even if it's chlorinated.