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> Nestlé does not seem to believe in water as a human right. Otherwise, why sell water from areas where it is already scarce? Selling is often the best way to
by cynicalkane 10y ago
> Nestlé does not seem to believe in water as a human right. Otherwise, why sell water from areas where it is already scarce?
Selling is often the best way to manage scarce resources, particularly in the presence of a government that cannot be trusted to effectively ration them.
Most reasonable people don't object to companies selling food or clothing.
- cousin_it 10y agoIf by "manage" you mean "make sure the scarce resource goes to the highest bidder". That's not the same as maximizing overall happiness, because purchasing power ≠ capacity for happiness. In fact it's often the reverse. The person who can get the most happiness from a glass of water might be the least able to afford it.
- gurkendoktor 10y agoOf course people object to companies selling food when it is scarce. Many reasonable people (governments included) are trying to stop the overfishing of the oceans or poaching of endangered animals. Is there an example of a scarce resource that was better off being managed by company than a government?