On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:08:00 GMT, "0tterbot" wrote:
"George W. Frost" wrote in message
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will they indeed?
yes they will!! that is their plan. the falt rate charge will be for
ahving a water tank as i see it not for how much the tank holds but
there again they could go that way depending on the greed factor.
i wonder why it is then that nobody would be able to collate how many litres
people are storing in dams, etc; and nobody wants to, and nobody is trying
to. a few poxy town water tanks wouldn't be worth the bother, compared to
charging for people's stored dam water.
and yes they are already gathering info on dam capacitites and they
already have rules that stipulate how much water you can trap for your
needs, all this can be done from high quality sattelite pictures,
they'll work on averages after all at the end of the day for them it
is all about control and profits.
you try and put a dam in without paying the license and see what
happens, from experiences of others you'll get a knock on the door
pretty quickly.
of course, common sense and conspiracy theories don't usually match.
common sense would dictate than no one body can say they own 90% of
rain water and all other water, now whether that is conspiracy will
depend on your vivid imagination but theory it isn't all is in vogue
with present legislations, read it and weep might be the words to use.
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what a strange thing to say. you are charged for connection & supply because
nothing has changed - you still have connection & supply. you are charged
the same amount of usage as usual for the water that you use. when you turn
on the tap, water comes out (at a very cheap price), same as ever. what's
the problem?
didn't think it was that strange the whole thing here is the confusion
between the basic requirement for a society/community to exist? and
draconian control for the sake of profit.
sounds like water is a commodity to be traded on the stock market, at
the expense of the poorer people in our communities?
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nobody in australia pays "top price" for water. water is even more
undervalued than petrol is. the price of town water will go up, for sure,
because it's being undercharged compared to its value.
and nor should they our communites need basic utilities so they can
exist and develop and the way we have developed power and water along
with fresh air are fairly basic necessities for a healthy community,
not sure what life is going to be like for the have's when the have
not's can't afford those basics of life, they are having a difficult
enough time with accomodation and food let alone add more woes to
their subsistance.
sounds like some are looking forward to the days of the lords of the
manor and slums.
water is a natural right of life.
undoubtedly, when the price goes up, there will be a cacophony of whingeing
from conspiracy theorists (and generally greedy people who think communal
problems are supposed to be dealt with by everyone else, not them).
Something doesn't sound quite right, it doesn't balance.
you're not wrong there, but i think you're looking at the wrong thing.
kylie
sounds like you want to live in a castle of sand, not everyone is
neuvo rich. just give some thought to what it may be like living in a
community where basic rights and needs are only for those who can
afford it, and a thought to keep in mind anyone could end up treading
these boards of subsistance, things may look rosy now but unless you
are a mogel they can turn sour pretty quickly.
With peace and brightest of blessings,
len & bev
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"Be Content With What You Have And
May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."
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