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Like other resource misallocations, this would be a non-issue if water were priced at market rates.

• judk 13y ago
  Yes, It would totally be a non issue if poor people just got outbid for the essentials of life and just died.
  • jerf 13y ago
    We're so far away from that being the problem that it's just absurd and irrational to even bring it up. The problem is a fight between industries and what we may want for the future, the problem is not people dehydrating in the street, Arrakis-style.
  • mrestko 13y ago
    If this were truly a concern, the trivial solution is to have tiered pricing which steps up the price of water after the "essential" quantity has been dispensed. This could be implemented as a yearly rebate.
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  • Guvante 13y ago
    Who says residential uses have to follow that trend? Residential use (outside of public works) is typically trivial, so could stay with its existing model. Industrial use in contrast is much different so is a more interesting thing to model.
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