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Maybe there's a market-based solution that works well for them too. Let them keep the water rights, but also let them resell the water. It's probably worth more
by hot_gril 3y ago
Maybe there's a market-based solution that works well for them too. Let them keep the water rights, but also let them resell the water. It's probably worth more to someone else. I'm sure there's some obstacle to that too.
- ajmurmann 3y agoThis seems like a great solution. The only issue I could see is that this doesn't solve nature conservation issues were rivers and creeks will run entirely dry and all wildlife dies. Maybe we can solve this by buying a portion of the water to keep it running in the stream.
- naijaboiler 3y agoNot comparing agriculture to slavery. But people made this private property rights for slavery too. Sometimes wrong is just wrong. Fuck your rights. Wasting scarce water in a desert to grow unsuitable plants because your grandfather bought some cheap water rights is just wrong.
- hot_gril 3y agoIf the plants are so unsuitable, then it'll be more profitable to sell the water than it is to grow the plants. And idk what any of this has to do with slavery, especially in CA, but fortunately the law does uphold private property rights.
- runeks 3y agoI think you are making a comparison to slavery, which is not relevant because no one is suggesting that it's okay to own another human being.