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Re:Why districts are slow to charge market rates for water by squokko on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:55AM (#36028261)
Because there is a highly nonlinear utility of water, where enough to drink and cook is essential for survival, enough to bathe and wash is essential for a decent life, and then... nothing. If milk was $200 a gallon you could simply not buy any and you'd be fine, which is not the case with water.
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Re:Why districts are slow to charge market rates for water by causality0 on Monday May 22, 2023 @05:06PM (#36036727)
So charge for water on a non-linear scale, like taxes.
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Re:Why districts are slow to charge market rates for water by squokko on Monday May 22, 2023 @05:51PM (#36037172)
Yes? I was answering your question of why to do that.
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