The many faces of climate change. - Page 2

 

Steve wrote:

Thanks I am corrected.


So there is no specific information on this just an allegation.  I was
hoping to learn something new.


If you want to know more about why I think a resource cannot be "free" look
up the tragedy of the commons.  If it has a price it has a price for
everybody including the giants and the little bloke.  If it has no price it
will be used up as fast as possible before somebody else gets to it.  In
this respect having no price is an advantage to the big corps because they
are in a position to exploit it faster than the small farmer.

What evidence do you have that water is being used to drive out farmers?


So you are saying the two are related.  Well explain it to me, what is going
on here, let's have more details.


David

 

Only work daylight hours?

On 26/01/2010 2:40 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:

 


Qld isn't the only place where paying for water has happened.

I remember that there used to be a 'free' water amount in the rates and you
only paid 'excess' once you went over the 'free' component.  These days, my
daughter, who lives where we used to get that 'free' component, now has to
pay for ever litre of water used.


Irony noted.


You haven't been paying attention if you think there is any real difference.

I don't see any real reason for change of parties yet (other than your
personal political preference).  I'm sure that an urgent need for change
will arise in either the next term or the one after that as governments of
every political persuasion are just like underwear: they need to be changed
often to keep them fresh and doing the job they're supposed to do.

So far I'm disappointed in Krudd's government but then I always said the
worst thing about the Howard government was that they were flea training any
future incoming gvernment and Krudd certainly learned from watching the
appalling manipulation by Howard of the Australian voter.

Howard treated Joe Voter as if he was stupid by making no loud noises or
sudden moves.  His manipulation of the voting public kept voters feeling
'relaxed and comfortable' and not using their brains to actually think about
anything important.  It meant his government effectively got away with doing
sod all for a whole 11 years at a time when we were going through a boom.
What a bloody waste when they could have done something effective about the
aging infrastucture of this country.

 

Agreed on all points.

On 26/01/2010 10:34 PM, FarmI wrote: