Water is the new oil: How corporations took over a basic human right
J Thoendell stashed this in California
Source: http://www.salon.com/2014/10/05/water_is...
While it’s shocking to watch a city deny the rights of its own citizens, that’s nothing compared to what could happen if private water companies are allowed to take over. In “The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos,” Karen Piper details the litany of examples worldwide of this very thing happening. In a classic example of the shock doctrine, Piper argues, water shortages are being seen as a business opportunity for multinational corporations. Their mantra: “No money, no water.” By 2025, it’s predicted they’ll be serving 21 percent of the world’s population.
Stashed in: Water!, California, Calamities, Drought
No, it's the plot of There Will Be Blood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Will_Be_Blood#Plot
Yes, AND:
Just had the Omen II on in the background and it came to a part were the Dad is having a convo with a few douchebags that work for his company. One of them is talking about using famine as a means to make profit and then goes into a spiel which pretty much describes what Monsanto is up to.
Anyone see it?
Supply and demand is one thing; profiteering from scarcity is another.
9:59 AM Oct 06 2014