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Because the sacrifice should be shared by all water users, and homeowners are far from the primary consumers of water. When agriculture uses most of the water,
by twblalock 4y ago
Because the sacrifice should be shared by all water users, and homeowners are far from the primary consumers of water.
When agriculture uses most of the water, and the most water in agriculture goes to luxury foods like almonds and pistachios, it’s ridiculous to be investigating homeowners while not asking farmers to reduce consumption.
- dehrmann 4y ago> luxury foods like almonds and pistachios "Luxury foods" oversells them a bit. The retail price per pound is close to ground beef.
- greedo 4y agoThat's because their retail price doesn't reflect the externalities. Cheap subsidized water makes them much cheaper than if the farmers had to pay a fair price.
- zeraynor 4y agoSound like they would be more expensive if the farmers didn't have such advantageous water rights.
- adw 4y agoGround beef - all meat, really - is a luxury food.
- s0rce 4y agoBeef also uses a ton of water, probably more than almonds.
- gweinberg 4y agoMore like 3-4 x as much.
- colinmhayes 4y agoBecause the farmers don't have to pay for the water they use...
- shlurpy 4y agoThey literally constitutionally cannot ask the farmers, and you need a very mobilized populace to change the constitution. That's only going to happen when people see the consequences of inaction, and its probably better that happen gradually for useless laws then suddenly for all drinking water.
- twblalock 4y agoThat's not the only way ballot measures and propositions have been passed. Previous governors have advocated for measures, got them on the ballot, and encouraged people to vote for them. The current governor could do the same.
- rendall 4y ago> They literally constitutionally cannot ask the farmers... The California constitution disallows the government mandating water restrictions for luxury crops?