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submitted 5 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip

Bill would stop private investors, including hedge funds, farmers and municipalities, from profiting off water scarcity

Archived version: https://archive.ph/Q0DhB

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[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Water should never be for sale and should be provided at cost.

[-] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 7 points 5 months ago

Excuse me. I’d like to live in a sci-fi universe one day and they all universally mention an old earth era known as “the water wars”.

Your basically trying to stop the prophecy from happening.

[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We're already due for the Bell Riots this year. Don't add on to things, man.

[-] copernicurious@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 5 months ago

A lot of American farms get water at a huge discount. Literally pennies on the dollar.

[-] Seraph@kbin.social 10 points 5 months ago

We need this SO badly. So it probably won't pass.

[-] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Just wait for the EU to do something about it then lol

[-] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Why can't she be our President?

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