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They say this ornamental grass requires four times as much water as drought-tolerant landscaping like cactus and other succulents. By ripping it out, they estimate the region can reduce annual water consumption by roughly 15% and save about 14 gallons (53 liters) per person per day.

>They say this ornamental grass requires four times as much water as drought-tolerant landscaping like cactus and other succulents. By ripping it out, they estimate the region can reduce annual water consumption by roughly 15% and save about 14 gallons (53 liters) per person per day.

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The problem is that water isn't priced appropriately. The costs of dams and aqueducts are subsidized by taxpayers instead of being borne by the people using that water. In the case of industrial and farming it's subsidized even more. The easy fix is to charge the full and complete cost for water and every user pays the same price. The market will sort it out in short order.

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Free market would fix many problems.

Cause few others, but a free market would quickly find solutions.

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Absolutely. The people who stand to lose from the logical solutions to problems are the ones who oppose free markets. That's why mega-corporations are usually anti-free market. I bet the casinos in Vegas are opposed to water pricing according to actual cost just like agribusiness in California. They know that if they had to pay the actual costs (or even the same rates that residential customers pay) they'd be broke in a hurry.