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Niceguy1

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32. the water company in the city

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 07:44 PM

Jun 2013

Grew up in has always been privatel..and where I live now it is private..and cheaper that the city water my neighbors are on...and it pisses the city off to no end lol, to rhe point they have talked about trying to shut them down.

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Video: Nestle CEO says water should be privatized and sold for profit, is not a human right. [View all] Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 OP

So do we have to pay this motherfucker every time it rains? Aristus Jun 2013 #1

There are laws about collecting rainwater in utah, Colorado, and Washington. djean111 Jun 2013 #5

"I believe there is a law that homeowners should save rainwater." Laws don't allow for "should." WinkyDink Jun 2013 #37

Pardon my incorrect use of the word "should". You are correct!!!!!! djean111 Jun 2013 #42

Lookout sunshine. That will be next. nt ladjf Jun 2013 #34

I don't know about anyone else but I've always paid a water utilitizes every month. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #2

He would have it be illegal to drink it from a stream, to catch it in your mouth as it falls from Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #6

You are paying for the utility company to access the water, purify it, Aristus Jun 2013 #8

you getting technical on me? LOL, I wonder what he thinks Jesus would say to him? I know. Your a southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #9

Have no issues with the head of a mega-corporation making decisions for the rest of humanity? MMM? Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #11

me neither. I don't think god would want us to pay for water. it is a god given right. southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #38

do you pay the utility company (presumably part of the city or county) or do you pay a niyad Jun 2013 #13

Yeah, imagine HOW MUCH MORE it would cost if corporations privatized water. Much more so, I imagine. Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #16

the water company in the city Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #32

so you don't have a problem with this greedy, grasping bastard saying water is not a human right? niyad Jun 2013 #33

I was reaponding to the.poster who said that Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #35

Your private co. is only as good as the public one's existence. Better hope the latter sticks around WinkyDink Jun 2013 #39

not true Niceguy1 Jun 2013 #41

I think it's the city. Now am not complain about it because they have to make sure the plant southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #36

Please stick to chocolate bars, Mr. Nestle. reformist2 Jun 2013 #3

their "chocolate" is not fit to eat niyad Jun 2013 #17

I once toured the HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE factory in PA AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #19

Me too! Matariki Jun 2013 #24

milton hershey would roll over in his grave if he knew what was going on with his company. niyad Jun 2013 #27

They've been stealing it in Michigan for a decade. MichiganVote Jun 2013 #4

Goddamit. This video is old as hell, and it gets posted 10 times a year. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #7

has the basic outlook of this disgusting corporation changed for the better in that time? niyad Jun 2013 #14

Maybe not. Can we update our screeds against them so they're less than 5 years old? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #18

when the thinking is the same, what difference does it make? the battle for water is ongoing, niyad Jun 2013 #22

Brabeck is currently chairman of the board. The present CEO is his employee. pa28 Jun 2013 #28

No, he's the Chairman, so he's the boss of the CEO of Nestle Kennah Jun 2013 #45

You do understand that he is talking about water in a totally different context. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #46

Fascism does have to look out for it's own future and do some planning Kennah Jun 2013 #48

I can't watch it. ananda Jun 2013 #10

"Sociopathic" is the perfect word. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #12

anybody else here remember the nestle infant formula scandals? niyad Jun 2013 #15

Very vaguely...I'm almost afraid to ask to be reminded, especially in light of the OP... Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #21

read here: niyad Jun 2013 #25

Thanks... Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #31

I wish he'd talk with the folks in Cochabamba, Bolivia about how well that policy worked out derby378 Jun 2013 #20

They kicked out the water privatizers, didn't they? Solidarity! Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #23

They finally did - but not before innocent blood was shed derby378 Jun 2013 #26

He is such a creep. Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #29

Wait until this pile'o'shit in a suit realizes we need air as well. geckosfeet Jun 2013 #30

Well dah, I paid $54.25 last month for doc03 Jun 2013 #40

They, Inc. (R) trash the planet. Then charge the proles for every drop. Berlum Jun 2013 #43

Video might be old, from 2005, but discussing it appears to be having an effect Kennah Jun 2013 #44

Yep. While searching for this video, I came across a page on nestle.com Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #47