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Originally Posted by BillCosby
I don't see how it can change.............
If rich ppl want to build a golf course in the middle of the desert they can.... If they need water & can afford it they get it..... Even if they waste every fucking drop.. That is their right. They are Americans & this is a free country.............. If poor ppl cannot afford to pay for their water who's fault is that......... 
Water, like healthcare & electricity is not a right........ it is a commodity.......  |
Sure there will always be the people with enough resources to build anywhere and this is definitely, up to the point of the municipalities providing occupancy permits, their choice.
But these areas of the southwestern US probably have 90% middle and lower income so we're talking about tens of millions of people who cannot afford much more than they are dealing with today.
Yes water is a commodity...but people buy homes in which the municipalities supposedly reviewed and approved all development, and it is assumed that the local governments will make sure electricity, water and sewage treatment are in place and functioning. Is this blind faith--sure!
The real issue here is that if something like Lake Mead drying up really happens, it won't make any difference where the blame is placed since the entire SW will be screwed...