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Of course, we can't implement the obvious and economically rational solution: let the water market operate freely, rather than having the government dictate pri
by shmulkey18 11y ago
Of course, we can't implement the obvious and economically rational solution: let the water market operate freely, rather than having the government dictate prices, impose rationing, encourage neighbors to rat out putative "water wasters" and so on. Long live central planning!
- jkyle 11y agoOne of the problems in the California water market is free enterprise shipping it out of state.[1] Water, air, these belong to the commons and should be allocated and used primarily for the sustenance and benefit of the commons. Not private industry. [1] http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/03/05/bottling-water-california-drought/24389417/ http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2015/03/05/bottling-wate...
- s73v3r 11y agoYay! Let the rich be the only ones who can afford water!
- shmulkey18 11y agoYay! Let the rich be the only ones who can afford computers! Shoes! Books! Potting soil! Clothing! Housing! Cars! The list of horrors that the free market visits upon the non-rich is truly shocking. After all, by your logic all non-regulated goods must be affordable only by the rich. The level of economic ignorance in this thread is stupefying.
- s73v3r 11y agoThose things are not in short supply. The level of economic ignorance in your comment is stupefying.