Oil wars bad? Wait until the water wars start

Bumble Bee Boogie,

I agree wholeheartedly about the seriousness of water scarcity.
The movie "Chinatown" dealt with the Los Angeles water problem in the thirties. The problem is and remains that where there is a severe shortage of water, the Federal Government steps in, and in one case, passes a bill called the Colorado River Shed Project. It was, at the time, the costlyist bill ever voted in for the benefit of one state i.e. Arizona. And who pushed that bill through congress? None other than that metaphor for conservatism Barry Goldwater. But thanks to the suckers on a stick in the rest of the nation, Arizona doesn't lack for green golf courses.

California: In the early 1900's, the government paid for water sources so that farmers could irrigate an grow a couple of crops a year. This welfare enabled these farmers to get water for less than a nickle on a dollar. The suckers on a stick picked up the 95 cents, The farmers prospered and many became millionaires.

And more currently. . . . Real estate developers and farmers have depleted the water sources in the state of Florida. It is safe to say the developers have made billions in profit and the farmers at least hundred of millions. All on cheaply priced water. Now, the water table is getting polluted with sea water.
The Everglades are being destroyed. The solution? A bill to have the federal government pick up the tab to restore the Everglades,etc, at a cost of seven billions dollars. And those developers and farmers are good conservatives who don't believe in welfare. What the hell is this if not welfare for the rich? I should say the ravaging rich.

The sad truth is that people concerned with the water shortage are lumped together with tree huggers, eco freaks, eco Nazis, etc. courtesy of Mush Limpball and his ilk.

I was under the impression that the water war had already started and the Bechtel owned most of the world's water rights.

World's water being privatized
Private companies are buying exclusive water rights around the world, including many rain-starved third world countries. Correupt governments are selling their people's water sources for their private profit.

I will try to find the story of this terrifying practice that was published several months ago.

BumbleBeeBoogie

privatizing water wars fact sources
Here are several info sources:

http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/tncs/2003/0204water.htm

http://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/cmep_Water/

http://wearemichigan.com/WaterWars/World/

http://csf.colorado.edu/mail/elan/2003/msg00082.html

BumbleBeeBoogie