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FSogol

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14. Yes, I want the all infrastructure in this country fixed/upgraded. It is easier to fix before

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #13)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 11:50 AM

Jun 2013

it fails. Think of the people projects that would employ. The US has become too shortsighted.

Still not getting the math, $1k quarterly would be $250 more each payment. Privatized water companies would be even more expensive since they have share holders to please.

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EPA: U.S. Drinking Water Infrastructure Failing [View all] FSogol Jun 2013 OP

That's okay. We can all buy our water from Nestle. djean111 Jun 2013 #1

Odd phrasing. "the government sure as hell isn't going to pay for clean water." Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #3

$1k per year per person? Is that the privatization number? FSogol Jun 2013 #12

$1000 per person is the current bill for fixing what's wrong with drinking water delivery in the US. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #13

Yes, I want the all infrastructure in this country fixed/upgraded. It is easier to fix before FSogol Jun 2013 #14

I think we're on the same page. About the math: Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #18

Got it. Thanks. n/t FSogol Jun 2013 #20

You sound like you are a bit happy at that prospect. Got much stock in Nestle? kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #17

Are you aware of how drinking water systems are run in this country? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #19

Brawndo... progressoid Jun 2013 #11

if you were a smart company galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #2

What's your solution? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #4

no solution. i'm just sitting poolside waiting for the crash. teaching my children not galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #5

Great philosophy. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #7

thanks. it hard to watch a system clunk along with parts falling off along the way galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #9

Wasn't there a bunch of HappyMe Jun 2013 #6

Coulda/shoulda been part of the "shovel ready" projects for stimulus money. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #8

To be fair, there could be more HappyMe Jun 2013 #10

This is quite deliberate. The RW wants us to be forced to purchase bottled water to drink, kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #15

I know. Bottled water is the biggest scam ever. n/t FSogol Jun 2013 #16

Put in a water tank. A decent one. At least 1500 gallon. TheMadMonk Jun 2013 #24

Do you use that for drinking or for watering plants? FSogol Jun 2013 #25

In my 1-BR apartment in Los Angeles?? kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #27

... FirstLight Jun 2013 #21

and bridges, and tunnels, and the electrical grid, and ports, and.... FSogol Jun 2013 #22

All I pay for water is the electricity to run the well pump. ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #23

We'll be back to cisterns before we know it Warpy Jun 2013 #26