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jammies · 09-13-2013, 08:45 AM

Nestle isn't doing anything wrong - why wouldn't you locate your plant where you can get the resource for "free" (I'm sure it doesn't leap into the bottles on its own) and save costs by doing so? If the BC government wants to charge for the water, they'd best find out how much water for such plants costs elsewhere, so that it doesn't just shut down and all those jobs go somewhere else.

So - overblown. I'm all against the Evil Corporations, but only if they are actually doing evil. How much water is in the aquifer, anyway? Are they in danger of sucking it all out anytime soon? The article just vaguely claims some people are worried about the water running out, but since it's the media, I assume that means that either nobody knows or it's definitely not and "people" are the usual idiots.

09-13-2013, 08:45 AM	#6
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	Nestle isn't doing anything wrong - why wouldn't you locate your plant where you can get the resource for "free" (I'm sure it doesn't leap into the bottles on its own) and save costs by doing so? If the BC government wants to charge for the water, they'd best find out how much water for such plants costs elsewhere, so that it doesn't just shut down and all those jobs go somewhere else. So - overblown. I'm all against the Evil Corporations, but only if they are actually doing evil. How much water is in the aquifer, anyway? Are they in danger of sucking it all out anytime soon? The article just vaguely claims some people are worried about the water running out, but since it's the media, I assume that means that either nobody knows or it's definitely not and "people" are the usual idiots. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.