Originally Posted by
Platy
One of the things Enron was working on when they blew up was privatizing and monetizing water rights, world wide. That's still an ongoing project in financial circles. I don't think you misunderstand anything. I'm just giving you a little glimpse of what might be taking place backstage. Someone will come along in a few minutes to tell you, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Speaking of global privatization of water rights, here's a little snipit from a good book on the subject, Blue Gold by Maude Barlow:
In her book, Blue Gold, Maude Barlow brings the focus on this issue a bit closer:
"The privatization of municipal water services has a terrible record that is well documented. Customer rates are doubled or tripled; corporate profits rise as much as 700 percent; corruption and bribery are rampant; water quality standards drop, sometimes dramatically; overuse is promoted to make money; and customers who can't pay are cut off... When privatization hits the Third World, those who can't pay will die."