The WSJ had a story like this in the 1980s, too. They pointed out that there were no golf courses in the (then still-extant) Soviet Bloc. Some naive leftist wrote in to brag that this was a symptom of the superiority of "socialism." In the same letters column, somebody corrected the WSJ, pointing out that there were one or two golf courses in the Soviet Bloc. Of course, they were were for training East Bloc diplomats for how to socialize in the West.
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to the Wall Street Journal, golf courses consume enough water to > supply the household needs of two-thirds of the U.S. population. Can you > imagine the ruling class acting to limit its favorite "sport"? Newport, > John Paul. 2008. "Play It as It Dries." Wall Street Journal (3 May): p. W > 1. > > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120976555972963663.html?mod=todays_us_weekend_journal > > "Nationwide, golf-course irrigation consumes less than half of 1% of the > 408 billion gallons of water used daily, a golf-industry report concludes. > Even so, that's a lot of water -- two billion gallons a day, or enough to > satisfy the household needs of more than two-thirds of the U.S. population, > according to the U.S. Geological Survey." > > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
