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Re:Wall Street Begins Trading Water Futures as a Commodity by stefan_ on Thursday December 10, 2020 @06:36PM (#25380272)
Companies don't need to steal water in the US, they get it for free or subsidized:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/23/pepsi-coke-b...

Re:Wall Street Begins Trading Water Futures as a Commodity by missedthecue on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:57PM (#25395697)
Because we haven't commoditized it. People seem to be upset on one hand because we aren't making people buy water, and they turn around and express outrage at the notion that maybe water should be sold.