On Jan 24, 3:22 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article .com, "charlie" wrote:



On Jan 24, 2:38 pm, Goedjn wrote:
I think I read that our fastest growing communities are in Arizona, or
other desert locales, and as they grow, we will have to become more and
more aggressive in managing out water supplies.Or, of course, simply bill
people for what it actually costs
to deliver the water to them, and let them manage their own.

if you're thinking that there is a subsidy, there isn't. we're billed
what it costs, along with taxes and a profit for the many water
companies, for the water that is actually delivered. what there isn't
is a penalty to ensure that there will be water in the future.Nonsense. There's a HUGE hidden subsidy: the portion of your water-delivery
infrastructure, including dams, that was built with Federal tax money. Even
though I live in Indianapolis, I'm paying part of the cost of *your* water
delivery. If you had to pay what it actually cost, including the cost of those
dams and canals, you couldn't possibly afford it.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

but couldn't you state that about EVERY project in the usa that
received (receives) federal funds? are you advocating that there be no
federal money paid for infrastructure in any state? how much of my
taxes went into providing the interstate road system and water system
of your state? could your city afford the cost of the infrastructure to
provide water to you in total? we in arizona are paying for the trains
in la and dc, along with the levees in la, the airports in every state,
the highways in every state, etc.

furthermore, we are repaying federal loans that were used to build the
canal from the colorado through our local taxes. and actually, the
farmers from 40-50 years or more ago are the ones who actually paid for
and built the canal system and the dams that formed a lot of the lakes
around here. i would hope that they would have been paid off a long
time ago.

frankly, you don't know about my individual situation. my local water
provider has a well and storage tank in the property adjacent to my
property. they provide water to about 200 houses in my general
location. some of my neighbors have their own wells. so when you say
'you' receive federal funds, i assume you're speaking in generalities,
because for sure there were no federal funds used to provide me with
water.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az