Actually, that whole water debate out there brings up a good libertarian vs
statism debate.
There are many salmon fishermen who are economically dependent upon the
salmon in that river for their living. The reason this whole debate exists
is because the government owns the water in the river instead of private
individuals and companies.
It is reasonable that the salmon fishermen should have a legal protection to
a minimum water level in the river below which water cannot be taken for
irrigation. The farmers can buy any amount of water OVER that minimum limit
to water their crops.
The big problem is they are having a massive drought out there and the river
is too low to water the crops and the fish. The farmers have a welfare
mentality toward the government supplying them with water. The
environmentalists have obviously greatly abused the endangered species act,
but the real solution is privatization of ownership of the rivers.
The highest taxed societies in the world have been hydraulic monopolies:
deserts with a big river running through like Egypt, Mesopotamia, ancient
Chile, etc. When you depend on the government for water, you are its
slave...
Ken Griffith
BS in Fisheries Management
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> >And here's a worthy charity ..
> >
> >http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/kstrassel/?id=95000803
> >
> >I'll donate two ounces of gold if anyone can contact and/or organize the
> >farmers in question (or some relevant body supporting the farmers) and
set
> >up a fund for them.
>
> >
> >Not a charity fund...just a prize for being so cool. Maybe buy them a
new
> >set of bolt cutters. I wonder if they sell bolt cutters on Amazon?
>
> I would donate to them as well. If they keep this up for long they'll
need
> to refill their oxy-acetylene tanks.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Ewing
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