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octoberlib

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12. There's a good documentary on water privatization called Blue Gold

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 06:24 PM

Jan 2013

Water is a commodity now and it's getting scarcer and scarcer. I was shocked to learn that quite a few US cities have sold their water rights to British and French corporations. Stupidest thing ever.

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Greeks Stand Up to Protect Their Water From Privatization [View all] marmar Jan 2013 OP

sell your water sell your life leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #1

Next they'll privatize air gollygee Jan 2013 #2

Water should never be privatized. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2013 #3

UK's water was privatised years ago dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #4

Ah yes, Margaret Thatcher gollygee Jan 2013 #7

That was 1989. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #11

Once stuff is privatized and corporations have gotten hold of it gollygee Jan 2013 #13

The utilities were privately owned before they were nationalised dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #14

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #5

K & R. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #6

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #8

DURec leftstreet Jan 2013 #9

Might prove to be a bit difficult dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #10

There's a good documentary on water privatization called Blue Gold octoberlib Jan 2013 #12

Well.... we've been hearing for years... ReRe Jan 2013 #15

Any time the issue of privatizing public works comes up, I refer to the "Shock Doctrine" mountain grammy Jan 2013 #16

"Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" by Naomi Klein ReRe Jan 2013 #17

That book changed me too, ReRe. Made me look at things from a whole new point of view. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #18

I have "The Family" right here... ReRe Jan 2013 #20

Believe me, it's a shocker, just like the "Shock Doctrine" mountain grammy Jan 2013 #21

As for PO's..... ReRe Jan 2013 #22

kr HiPointDem Jan 2013 #19