should water be a human right or should it be privatized?

should water be a human right or should it be privatized?

every human being on earth needs water to survive so it's important for humans to have water.

water is also a natural resource that has a market price and takes a company or organization to clean and distribute it.

this is a video of the Nestle CEO saying why he thinks it should be privatised:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqvBhFVdvE&feature=player_detailpage#t=119s

so should it be common practice for big entities to own water or should it be distributed fairly?

companies is the reason why our water is polluted today... water is sorta privatised already... You gotta pay for it be transfer to where you want it and cleaned. Don't like well take a bucket out side down to the pond and clean it your self...

If these company want the business of water maybe they should head over to Africa. Plenty people over there need it 

this is a video of the Nestle CEO saying why he thinks it should be privatised:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqvBhFVdvE&feature=player_detailpage#t=119s

so should it be common practice for big entities to own water or should it be distributed fairly?

4myAmuzumament

Why do so many people ignore the fact that the private sector depends on state violence to stay afloat?

RushKing

I'm calling the waaahmbulance for you right now. Just relax.

Water is obviously a human right, like air.  

lmao privatized water. What's next, private prisons? smh

I patented oxygen.

Now pay up, you freeloading b1tches.  :evil:

PUIT IT IN MUH AWALLET!

lmao privatized water. What's next, private prisons? smh

Aljosa23

[QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

lmao privatized water. What's next, private prisons? smh

MonsieurX

[QUOTE="RushKing"]

Why do so many people ignore the fact that the private sector depends on state violence to stay afloat?

airshocker

I'm calling the waaahmbulance for you right now. Just relax.

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="Aljosa23"]

lmao privatized water. What's next, private prisons? smh

Pirate700

I've already claimed the Great Lakes.

I wonder what Nestle would do about the guy who sets out a cup during a rainstorm and fills it with water that way.

should water be a human right or should it be privatized?

every human being on earth needs water to survive so it's important for humans to have water.

water is also a natural resource that has a market price and takes a company or organization to clean and distribute it.

this is a video of the Nestle CEO saying why he thinks it should be privatised:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqvBhFVdvE&feature=player_detailpage#t=119s

so should it be common practice for big entities to own water or should it be distributed fairly?

4myAmuzumament

lmao privatized water. What's next, private prisons? smh

Aljosa23

I claim the Ogallala Aquifer.

while we're at it lets privatize the sun.

Everyone pays for water as it is.  If you want to build a house somewhere outside the city then you have to pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to have city water installed.  You have monthly bills paying for the water you used over the last few months.  And I don't think legal ownership of all the water is possible.  Considering monopolies can't exist without government help, in a free market we would see multiple companies offering different services, providing customers with different ways to obtain the water.  

I'd say water CAN be owned if it is in a designated area and has a specified amount.  I could say "I own this bottle and the water inside" like a company could say "We own the water flowing in the pipes by the street and if you want access to it you can pay us."

Private services aren't a crazy or insane thing.  In my area a private company (with permission from governments in the area to have a monopoly) goes to every house in the city picking up trash.  It is possible that a company could also own the water in the city until you purchase it by using it.  It stays theirs until you turn the faucet on and use it, then it is yours and you can do whatever you want with it.  

How can water even be privatized?

I wonder what Lai thinks of the ownership of the oceansBossPerson

I wonder what Nestle would do about the guy who sets out a cup during a rainstorm and fills it with water that way.

worlock77

I wonder what Nestle would do about the guy who sets out a cup during a rainstorm and fills it with water that way.

worlock77

Why do so many people ignore the fact that the private sector depends on state violence to stay afloat?

So like... privatize all lacks, rivers, aquifers, and every other water source?

[QUOTE="BossPerson"]I wonder what Lai thinks of the ownership of the oceansAljosa23

How can water even be privatized?

airshocker

No. I believe there are certain products and services that should be State-provided at a cost imbued into taxes, there just to cover the expenses of maintenance and expansion costs. Water, food, lodging, education and healthcare should be available to all at standard levels of quality; if someone feels the need to offer a private alternative, be my guest, but they should still be available to the public, regardless of their origin.

iHarlequin

how greedy can people get?

What if people did charge to breath though? 

Side note; a businessman next to Dallas is currently stocking up with billions of gallons of water and is planning to gouge the sh1t out of the city if(when) there's a water shortage.

hope the government steps in.

I don't think anything should be privatized, so I definitely don't think water should be privatized.

No. I believe there are certain products and services that should be State-provided at a cost imbued into taxes, there just to cover the expenses of maintenance and expansion costs. Water, food, lodging, education and healthcare should be available to all at standard levels of quality; if someone feels the need to offer a private alternative, be my guest, but they should still be available to the public, regardless of their origin.

how greedy can people get?

What if people did charge to breath though? 

Side note; a businessman next to Dallas is currently stocking up with billions of gallons of water and is planning to gouge the sh1t out of the city if(when) there's a water shortage.

hope the government steps in.

MakeMeaSammitch

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how greedy can people get?

What if people did charge to breath though? 

Side note; a businessman next to Dallas is currently stocking up with billions of gallons of water and is planning to gouge the sh1t out of the city if(when) there's a water shortage.

hope the government steps in.

surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="MakeMeaSammitch"]

how greedy can people get?

What if people did charge to breath though? 

Side note; a businessman next to Dallas is currently stocking up with billions of gallons of water and is planning to gouge the sh1t out of the city if(when) there's a water shortage.

hope the government steps in.

MakeMeaSammitch

Water becomes so cheap to produce that it is craze that anyone of importance or intelligence would ponder whether it should be privatized.

Water should be controlled by the government, but it shouldn't be a "right".

Water should be free only if you earn it.

Tap water should not be privatized. It should be treated as a public resource and managed that way. Of course you should pay for it regardless. Now bottled water should of course be privatized. I drink both. I usually prefer the taste of bottled water though. It's so cheap anyway.

What about the plants and trees? Without the ability to sign the appropriate forms (lacking fingers) all the vegetation would be dead in a couple of weeks.

we shouldn't have to pay for water.

we shouldn't have to pay for water.

sukraj

Of course we should. It costs money to keep, clean and distribute water. It's so easy to open the tap and get fresh clean water but it costs money. Not only that, a developed country usually makes water available to everyone, regardless where they live. So people in more desert areas still get water because it is distributed there. You may also have years where it barely rains but you still have water because it was stored from previous winters. All this stuff costs money. It shouldn't be managed as a normal company (i.e. having to turn a profit) but of course it should be paid. Don't want pay it, go live in a mountain and get the water yourself.