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> As it stands, the super old water rights around the US of farmers are fucking the rest of society because they don’t pay for it on an open market. This is ju
by iso1631 6y ago
> As it stands, the super old water rights around the US of farmers are fucking the rest of society because they don’t pay for it on an open market.
This is just an extension of land. Certain people are granted a monopoly on a resource because their ancestors knew the right people, or were simply lucky.
Inherited luck. No way to run a country.
- eru 6y agoWell, a land value tax is a good idea, sure. And would extend to water rights that might come with the land. Or alternatively, the government could officially own all the water supply and auction it off. None of these is an argument against trading of water or water futures.