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| Trump tells California 'there is no drought'; (He must be crazy, right?) | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 28 2016, 11:15 AM (1,539 Views) | |
| W A Mozart | May 28 2016, 11:15 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tells-california-there-is-no-drought/ar-BBtz6oK?li=BBnb7Kz |
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| W A Mozart | May 28 2016, 11:29 AM Post #2 |
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As much as I dislike Donald Trump, I have to give him credit on this one. He got it right. It's no different than government mismanagement of water/electricity resources around the world, Venezuela and/or Brasil. When government gets involved, disaster usually follows. California gets plenty of rainfall every year, but allows most of it to flow back into the ocean because idiotic/insane environmental laws. We don't build any dams any more, because dams are bad. We don't manage any of the water because of government regulations. Politicians/Liberals. Idiots. They throw sand into our economic machinery, then stand-by and wonder why there is chaos managing our resources. Look at Venezuela. They have incredible natural resources, yet their electricity capacity is reaching the stone age. Blackouts all over the place, and rationing of everything. It's insane. How did this happen? Government. Stupid politicians. Hugo Chavez. It's no different in California. There SHOULD BE no water shortages, but there are. The annual rains in California should be sufficient for all the peoples needs. They're not. Most of the rainfall simply flows back into the ocean because of environmental regs. Stupid! Mozart |
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| edro14 | May 28 2016, 11:33 AM Post #3 |
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Some people will believe anything a scam artist says. |
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 11:42 AM Post #4 |
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You and Trump are both talking out your butts. Southern Cal uses far more water than it gets in rain most years. Without decades of public works projects (aka "government") to redistribute it, there'd be even less water. |
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| W A Mozart | May 28 2016, 12:05 PM Post #5 |
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And YOU and YOUR liberal friends have been wallowing in the usual feces-filled, 'group think' hot tub for lo these many years... California's drought is all man made. http://watchdog.org/238991/californias-drought-man-made-crisis/
Mozart Edited by nNeo, May 28 2016, 02:04 PM.
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| Harambe4Trump | May 28 2016, 12:06 PM Post #6 |
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SoCal is overpopulated. After you deported all the democrats, there would no longer be a water shortage. |
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Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary. #MAGA #wallsnotwars | |
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| W A Mozart | May 28 2016, 12:13 PM Post #7 |
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And this from Forbes.... http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2015/04/15/why-does-california-let-billions-of-gallons-of-fresh-water-flow-straight-into-the-ocean/#2a9067a76197 Why Does California Let Billions Of Gallons Of Fresh Water Flow Straight Into The Ocean?
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| estonianman | May 28 2016, 12:44 PM Post #8 |
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If water wasn't another victim of the commons, and priced accordingly by the market - it would probably be conserved. and as a democrat, leftist dominant state - California is more interested in preserving the lifestyle for fat pig union officials and state administrators then any type of infrastructure improvement. Edited by estonianman, May 28 2016, 12:45 PM.
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 02:08 PM Post #9 |
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I'm not liberal, or prone to "group think". Your article is based on a falsehood. Southern Cal uses more water than it has. Could more man-made diversion of water help? Maybe, but you're still talking about an expensive, big government "fix" to a problem caused by waste, over-population, and bad management. if you divert rivers and kill wetlands, yes, you'd improve one part of the problem, but you'd create many others. It's unsustainable. |
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| Harambe4Trump | May 28 2016, 02:10 PM Post #10 |
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I thought you said immigration wasn't a problem? |
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Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary. #MAGA #wallsnotwars | |
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 02:10 PM Post #11 |
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You're onto something there, especially in the case of big ag. Water is under-priced, so it's wasted. Taxpayers are subsidizing farmers. |
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| estonianman | May 28 2016, 02:11 PM Post #12 |
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Fun fact - Phoenix a city in the middle of the desert sells water to California Edited by estonianman, May 28 2016, 02:11 PM.
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 02:11 PM Post #13 |
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context? You seem to think it's the only problem. |
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| estonianman | May 28 2016, 02:12 PM Post #14 |
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Had some aussies at the house a couple months ago - they jumped on me when I left the faucet running to grab something from the fridge. Seems to be the norm in their country. |
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| Harambe4Trump | May 28 2016, 02:14 PM Post #15 |
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You said SoCal was overpopulated. What do you suppose is the primary cause of that? Immigration is the only pertinent problem. |
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Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary. #MAGA #wallsnotwars | |
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 02:15 PM Post #16 |
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yeah, they've had some major issues over it, even worse than our SW. Learnt the hard way. |
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 02:20 PM Post #17 |
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Migration is a symptom of over-population, not the cause. The earth is over its long-term carrying capacity. Big picture, there are too many people. They will naturally move in search of resources, and those (like you) who have those resources will tend to protect them out of self-interest. That's standard tribal behavior. |
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| estonianman | May 28 2016, 02:21 PM Post #18 |
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Curious - at what price point does desalination become feasible? Lefties will want the whole thing to be government subsidized - which only compounds the problem. The market of course has large scale reverse osmosis and has been doing it for a decade or so. Edited by estonianman, May 28 2016, 02:22 PM.
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| nNeo | May 28 2016, 02:27 PM Post #19 |
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Good question. it's been successful many places, but it's not cheap. Israel uses a lot. There are new technologies that could help. Given the abundant sun in CA, I suspect a solar powered desalination plant could be a money maker if market price gets much higher. |
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| Harambe4Trump | May 28 2016, 02:54 PM Post #20 |
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Overpopulation is a problem of the global south. The global north can remain unaffected with proper border policies |
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Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary. #MAGA #wallsnotwars | |
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