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Re:Cape Town could be the first city to run out of water by croon on Thursday January 18, 2018 @09:22AM (#16177177)
> The problem is that state's aren't really motivated to get things done in a cost efficient manner.

And businesses aren't really motivated to provide cheap water or more than bare-minimum health standards.

There are obvious pros and cons on both sides of that debate.

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Re:Cape Town could be the first city to run out of water by pathseeker on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @10:01AM (#16223168)
>And businesses aren't really motivated to provide cheap water or more than bare-minimum health standards.

Neither are governments (see Flint).

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