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> But wresting water away from agriculture is politically complicated. Officials have explored propositions to pay farmers to fallow land and use less water, th
by 0xbadcafebee 3y ago
> But wresting water away from agriculture is politically complicated. Officials have explored propositions to pay farmers to fallow land and use less water, though such proposals have yet to gain much tractions.
Do I have to say it? Fuck the farmers. They make a minuscule amount of money for the economy and contribute nothing to the ecology. We know this isn't sustainable and the water's going to dry up anyway, but we need to let these good ol' boys create an environmental disaster first 'cuz the livestock in the desert gotta eat. Stop coddling these people.
- polski-g 3y agoJust tax agricultural output until their property values drop, then use eminent domain to seize it for pennies on the dollar, rewrite the deed's water rights, lower agricultural taxes and then resell the land.
- amanaplanacanal 3y agoThe problem is that they own the water rights. The state could eminent domain them, but they would have to pay fair market value (whatever that is). I would bet that most people would not elect politicians who suggested such a thing, unless they were feeling the pain directly.