I'm afraid this is the wrong viewpoint. All resources, belong to someone. This is after all now a Capitalist workld, and resources are Capital.
The Government will lease those resources to you or sell them to the highest bidder, but THE PEOPLE OWN NOTHING MORE THEN A HACKABLE ELECTRONIC VOTE. Scott > > > > > Food & Water Watch > > View this message online > > Become a Member > Water Is for Everyone > Protect funding for our public, local water systems > Everyone deserves access to water > Tell your Senators: support our local water systems > Dear Romi, > > Everyone has the right to clean, safe, affordable water. Whether you live > in an apartment in New York City or a farm in a small town in Iowa, you > should be able to rely on the water coming out of your tap. > > But the Senate is considering a new law that could shift the balance of > how our water systems are funded across the country. Remind your Senators: > everyone deserves access to clean, affordable water! > > Municipal water systems â from wastewater treatment facilities to the > pipes that bring water to your home â need repairs as they get older, > and those repairs can be expensive, especially for small and rural > communities. Historically, the federal government has helped local > governments bridge those gaps in funding. But this new bill would give > funding only to large (usually urban) water system projects, ignoring the > needs of small and rural communities. > > The new bill would also prioritize funding privatized water systems over > public ones. We have seen time and again that publicly managed water > systems have higher-quality service and lower rates than those managed by > private companies, yet this bill would get rid of restrictions on federal > funding for privately financed projects, and ultimately, it would create > an incentive for local governments to sell out their water systems to > private companies. > Adding insult to injury, it would give higher priority to projects that > support the fracking industry. Where should our tax dollars be going? To > bring clean, safe water to all our communities? Or to make life easier for > private water and fracking companies? > > If it passes, this bill would be a big step backward, putting private > companies ahead of ordinary citizens. Can you urge your Senators to reject > these new rules for funding water system projects? > > Speak out to ensure safe, clean, affordable water for everyone: > http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=ZFF5Pod0HL2b7pvRbEr-0A > > > Thanks for taking action, > > Jo Miles > Online Organizer > Food & Water Watch > act(at)fwwatch(dot)org > > Share This Food & Water Watch is a consumer advocacy nonprofit that > challenges the corporate control of our food and water. We empower people > to take action and transform the public consciousness about what we eat > and drink. > Donate > Contact Us  â¢Â Visit the Website > Food & Water Watch, 1616 P Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 ⢠> (202) 683-2500 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
