MikeLigalig.com

Why “Free” Is the Wrong Price for Water â€" Even If You Live on $1 a Day by Charles Fishman

“Free turns out to be exactly the wrong price for waterâ€"whether that water is being used by huge global corporations, farmers, ordinary middle-class citizens, or the poorest people living in developing countries. Water that is so cheap provides no incentive for big usersâ€"corporations, farmers, even citiesâ€"to spend money necessary to better manage their water. [...] And poor peopleâ€"who have to stand in line for water, or walk to get it from suspect ground-water wellsâ€"pay the highest cost for ‘free’ water of all, sacrificing time, good jobs, and even the educations of their children in order to secure their daily ration of water.”