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Between the lines, this reads as: "Water prices are going up. Consumers will need to use less, because they won't be able to afford as much. If that affects th
by madaxe_again 12y ago
Between the lines, this reads as:
"Water prices are going up. Consumers will need to use less, because they won't be able to afford as much. If that affects them... boo hoo. We'd rather have water riots than go up against the agribusiness lobby, who can't and won't pay for water - they wouldn't be profitable if they weren't - and being unprofitable is anti-american!"
- ArkyBeagle 12y agoThere is evidence[1] that Jimmy Carter was going after the water rates Central Valley farmers owe the U.S. government. This cause Ronald Reagan's campaign to be better financed. Don't know if it can be credited with costing Carter the election, but it was a factor. [1] I recall the story as being from the book "Cadillac Desert".