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Bechtel had a neat scheme where they bought all of the water rights for 40 years in Bolivia for $2.5B -- with a contract that guaranteed them a minimum of 15% r
by ada1981 9y ago
Bechtel had a neat scheme where they bought all of the water rights for 40 years in Bolivia for $2.5B -- with a contract that guaranteed them a minimum of 15% return each year.
Citizens revolted when it was learned they may need to obtain a license from the government to collect rainwater from their roofs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochabamba_Water_War
- wcummings 9y agoThe James Bond writers are really getting lazy.