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

Reply to niyad (Reply #13)

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 08:37 PM

Jun 2013

is taken care of and we have to pay for that. But water is a god given right to us all.

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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