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Whats next .. Air? Come on, this is just totalitarianism in another form. Control the worlds water, and you control the world - what more do you want to demon

by ibisum 12y ago

Whats next .. Air? Come on, this is just totalitarianism in another form. Control the worlds water, and you control the world - what more do you want to demonstrate this is a power grab by greedy fascists?

Houshalter 12y ago
Water is a scarce resource in some places. Rationing water on a market is a reasonable solution. We do it for literally every other scarce resource. Food, oil, iron, etc.
- ibisum 12y ago
  Oh, I know, it 'needs to be managed' because its 'scarce'. Having lived in Los Angeles for a significant period of my life, I know exactly where 'water management for the people, by the people' leads us .. to desperation for some, prosperity for others.
dm2 12y ago
The main concern is that a company could come along and pump out all the water from an aquifer or lake that a village/community/town depends on and it would be perfectly legal because "it's my water too". Privatizing the water supply should be heavily debated and the outcome should be what is best for citizens. No price-gouging, as low as possible price for water, etc. Right now companies can dump chemicals into many public water sources even in the US because it's their water to use also. Industry and farms are the biggest users of water, normal people need to be protected from their abuse of the worlds finite fresh water supply. If someone invented a machine that sucked air off the planet at a rate which actually threatened the worlds air supply, then yes, air should be regulated. In fact, it already is to some degree with anti-pollution laws. Regulation and competition allow companies to exist, make a profit, and help citizens at the same time. Yes, some companies abuse their power but as long as government corruption is kept to a reasonable level then the government can step in and either make the company change (in numerous ways). There would be a problem if a private company had a private military that was more powerful than the governments military, I think that is the plot of the next Call of Duty game...

by ibisum 12y ago

Houshalter 12y ago

Water is a scarce resource in some places. Rationing water on a market is a reasonable solution. We do it for literally every other scarce resource. Food, oil, iron, etc.

ibisum 12y ago
Oh, I know, it 'needs to be managed' because its 'scarce'. Having lived in Los Angeles for a significant period of my life, I know exactly where 'water management for the people, by the people' leads us .. to desperation for some, prosperity for others.

dm2 12y ago

The main concern is that a company could come along and pump out all the water from an aquifer or lake that a village/community/town depends on and it would be perfectly legal because "it's my water too". Privatizing the water supply should be heavily debated and the outcome should be what is best for citizens. No price-gouging, as low as possible price for water, etc. Right now companies can dump chemicals into many public water sources even in the US because it's their water to use also. Industry and farms are the biggest users of water, normal people need to be protected from their abuse of the worlds finite fresh water supply. If someone invented a machine that sucked air off the planet at a rate which actually threatened the worlds air supply, then yes, air should be regulated. In fact, it already is to some degree with anti-pollution laws. Regulation and competition allow companies to exist, make a profit, and help citizens at the same time. Yes, some companies abuse their power but as long as government corruption is kept to a reasonable level then the government can step in and either make the company change (in numerous ways). There would be a problem if a private company had a private military that was more powerful than the governments military, I think that is the plot of the next Call of Duty game...