The Growth Ponzi Scheme: Water Edition

[ysabetwordsmith]

Here's another look at why it's a bad idea to pipe water to places that don't have any.  It actually makes matters worse.

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[heron61]

Yep, and more generally continuous growth is obviously impossible, since it eventually runs into hard limits, and in biology that sort of ceaseless growth is most characteristic of cancerous tumors.

[(Anonymous)]

Ask the purchasers to pay 100% of the costs (or possibly a bit extra, to cover unexpected mishaps) upfront.

Publicize how much this will cost each taxpayer (in the drought zone) individually ("Every person must pay an additional $5,000 in taxes...yes, even the kids.")

Simultaneously, calculate the value of all the water being outsourced (and include loss of habitats, etc) and publicize that in the 'donor's zone.

Sit back and watch the mayhem, possibly with popcorn.