Posted by Bill on 12/06/06 19:39

My point was that it is possible that people might act a certain way not
because they are unaware of the law, but because they are aware of the
law but don't like it.

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "Bill" wrote ...
>
>>A few years ago, a South American country privatized it's water supply
>>system. The new owners raised the price of water dramatically and actually
>>claimed that it was now illegal for citizens to collect rain water for any
>>purpose, since they had "exclusive" rights to supply water to the city.
>>
>>There was a massive uprising of citizens and the plan was shelved.
>
>
> OTOH, there are places (like where I used to live, Orange County,
> Calif.) where the local irrigation district "owns" the content of the
> sub-terranian water table. You cannot drill a well and use water out
> of the ground without paying them for it. They were even reputed to
> have ways of monitoring electric and water bills to detect cheaters.
>
>

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