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We charge for water now. I'm not aware of any poor Californians dying of thirst due to cost. So I believe your hypothesis is wrong.
by baggy_trough 4y ago
We charge for water now. I'm not aware of any poor Californians dying of thirst due to cost. So I believe your hypothesis is wrong.
- Lammy 4y ago> I'm not aware of any poor Californians dying of thirst due to cost. Lockary v. Kayfetz is a good place you can start: https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1121751/files/fulltext.pdf https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1121751/files/fulltext.pd... "With new construction halted and Bolinas's desirability unabated—or enhanced—after the moratorium, housing became pricier. In 1979, to create more affordable housing, the District allowed property owners to build second units on their property. Today [2007], property owners waiting for a chance to develop outnumber property owners with [water] meters, and homes can easily fetch $1 million."
- baggy_trough 4y agoPeople in Bolinas are dying of thirst?
- Lammy 4y agoYou will find it difficult to quantify a dollar-value of the damage done to people who would like to live in a particular place but have been locked out due to artificial constraints on housing supply. That's why it's such an effective strategy.
- baggy_trough 4y agoYou appear to be responding to some comment other than my own.
- uoaei 4y agoWhat hubris to expect that your tiny filter bubble can accurately reflect large-scale tendencies!
- baggy_trough 4y agoIf you know of anyone in California who has died of thirst because of water cost, please cite it.
- uoaei 4y agoIf you don't know of anyone in California who has died of thirst because of water cost, please don't assume that absence of evidence is evidence of absence.
- baggy_trough 4y agoIs there any credible source to that effect? If not, I submit that your statement is ridiculous hyperbole.