Re:Nestlé Takes Majority Stake in Blue Bottle
by Johnny555 on Friday September 15, 2017 @01:31AM
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The original post said that they were "stealing" the water, which implies a violation of the law.
I was pointing that that they apparently had the legal right to the water.
Why can't local groups be given the tax benefits and other handouts to manage this? Are the people at Nestle THAT good at this? No one else can figure out the logistics?
What is the "this" you're referring to? Getting permits? Bottling water? Do you think "local groups" are less likely to be influenced by businesses and other special interests than federal agencies? Who would oversee all of these local groups to be sure they are operating fairly?
The whole notion that my community, a metro area of 3 million residents, multiple universities and tech companies, needs this redundancy
Again, you've lost me, what redundancy are you talking about?
But if Uncle Sam says so! Well who am I to question them!?
By all means, question the government, but why blame a company for operating under the conditions of the permit issued to them by the government agency that regulates the resource?
I was pointing that that they apparently had the legal right to the water.
Why can't local groups be given the tax benefits and other handouts to manage this? Are the people at Nestle THAT good at this? No one else can figure out the logistics?
What is the "this" you're referring to? Getting permits? Bottling water? Do you think "local groups" are less likely to be influenced by businesses and other special interests than federal agencies? Who would oversee all of these local groups to be sure they are operating fairly?
The whole notion that my community, a metro area of 3 million residents, multiple universities and tech companies, needs this redundancy
Again, you've lost me, what redundancy are you talking about?
But if Uncle Sam says so! Well who am I to question them!?
By all means, question the government, but why blame a company for operating under the conditions of the permit issued to them by the government agency that regulates the resource?