Re:All she wants is the rain water that lands on her roof
by sethg on Monday May 11, 2009 @09:32AM
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How are water rights distributed in the Western states? I'm wondering if this is analogous to a few large plantation owners locking up great swaths of arable land (which their ancestors acquired in good Lockean fashion after killing off the native inhabitants) and refusing to sell to a poorer entrepreneur who might use some of that property in a more useful and efficient fashion.
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Re:All she wants is the rain water that lands on her roof
by anamax on Monday May 11, 2009 @02:19PM
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> I'm wondering if this is analogous to a few large plantation owners locking up great swaths of arable land (which their ancestors acquired in good Lockean fashion after killing off the native inhabitants) and refusing to sell to a poorer entrepreneur who might use some of that property in a more useful and efficient fashion.
People who use resources inefficiently eventually lose them to folks who don't.
Or, were you referring to national parks?