Water in California: Too Scarce, or Just Underpriced? - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Posted by straightlinelogic 10 years, 1 month ago to Government
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Rationality about rationing and the price mechanism.

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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 10 years, 1 month ago
    "But for certain things that people have decided you can't live without, the notion of a price mechanism seems to stir ancient feelings of taboo, and sense is flushed away"
    Yes. They'll say, "but water is part of the commons." I think they just means they want someone else to pay for it.
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