With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to run short of fresh drinking water by 2025, water has come to be known as “the oil of the 21st century.” Multinational corporations are parlayin...
With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to run short of fresh drinking water by 2025, water has come to be known as “the oil of the 21st century.” Multinational corporations are parlaying the misery of our water-starved regions into profits for their stockholders and executives. And, when cash-strapped communities are unable to make necessary water upgrades, private companies persuade them to sell off their public water systems. But time and time again, these privatization schemes have failed. Here are 10 reasons why.
Tom Devine Scribbled:
Vital resources should not be sold for profit. When people can't afford what they need to live, society has failed them.
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