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> Almost the same here in the Netherlands. I guess the north of Europe has enough money for nice water filtration. I doubt that water filtration is particularl
by blubb-fish 9y ago
> Almost the same here in the Netherlands. I guess the north of Europe has enough money for nice water filtration.
I doubt that water filtration is particularly expensive compared to stuff like defense expenses or buying out banks.
It's more about whether a government cares about providing an egalitarian long term solution for clean water.
The US government doesn't care about black people being unjustly shot dead by police or for providing health care. Of course they don't care about something as abstract as clean water.
- teekert 9y agoI think it is also about the insanely large network in the US compared to tiny Netherlands (Netherlands is about 300 km by 150 km). Water has more time to go bad in those long pipes. to see how small the Netherlands is: https://mapfight.appspot.com/texas-vs-nl/texas-netherlands-size-comparison https://mapfight.appspot.com/texas-vs-nl/texas-netherlands-s...
- kbart 9y agoUsually, even small towns have their own water extraction and purification facilities, so the size of a country doesn't have any influence (at least directly). Bar rare occasions with extreme climates, where no local water source is available.