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> This only becomes a problem for the agricultural businesses when cities try to take their water without paying fair market value You've got this 100% backwar
by Analemma_ 4y ago
> This only becomes a problem for the agricultural businesses when cities try to take their water without paying fair market value
You've got this 100% backwards. It's the farmers who are not paying fair market value for water, as has been documented all over the place.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThey don't have to pay because they own it or governments have entered into long-term binding contracts to supply it at a fixed cost. People might not like those agreements in retrospect, but that is not grounds to avoid ownership or contracts in the US legal system.