> In CA, it doesn't matter how rich you are, you can't water your lawn in a drought Yes, this policy is stupid. If the cost of water rose in response to scarci

> In CA, it doesn't matter how rich you are, you can't water your lawn in a drought Yes, this policy is stupid. If the cost of water rose in response to scarcity, then it would incentivize institutions to build things to alleviate said scarcity and consumers would shift usage habits. Some people would move, some people would build desalination plants. Price fixes are the worst possible choice to a resource scarcity.