Corporations Are Buying Up Tap Water. You're Paying the Price. - More Perfect Union

[TexasTowelie]

Private corporations are buying up public water and sewer systems. Then people's bills skyrocket. In Pennsylvania communities are fighting back — and rejecting the privatization of water.

[Silent Type]

1. Couldn't watch much, and don't like this. But why are local systems selling? My guess is

they think a private corporation can handle it better. The price is going up because it’s expensive to run, maintain, and protect a local system. Local officials would rather scream at the corporation than get screamed at. Might be some handgreasing too.

No one is forcing local systems to sell.

[NowsTheTime]

2. Why do corporations, big money in politics, privatization, deregualtion all seem to go hand in hand?

I guess it's trickle down...