Nestle and World Bank taking over water............... V

[Ponce]

NESTLE Claims Water ISN’T A PUBLIC ‘RIGHT’, And the World Bank Agrees — It’s the Great Takeover of WATER
Read more at http://investmentwatchblog.com/nestle-claims-water-isnt-a-public-right-and-the-world-bank-agrees-its-the-great-takeover-of-water/#2AWP1uIsVVVWofOl.99

I told you......specially if you have a water well of a creek .............. GET A FREAKING LAND PATENT.

Remember that those SOB's have the guns behind them and not matter how "brave" you are you will loose.

V

[collector]

I worked for Nestle for 5 years - they are ruthless and have very deep pockets. They control most of the bottled water industry in the US, not sure of the current percentage but it's over 80%.
Profit and shareholder return is the ONLY thing the Nestle corporation cares about, but that's not really anything different than most corporations

Ponce -> you've got that right, time to secure your water resource as best as possible. Even rain barrels, while they're effective, the water collected will be full of barium and aluminum nano-particles. Best to either pull the water out of the ground or have one hell of a filtration system on hand !

[palani]

If you don't abate the nuisance then it will continue to be an irritation.

[Neuro]

Was it Nestle who claimed in the 60's and 70's in their advertising that their substitute was better than mothers milk for the baby?

[Neuro]

Was it Nestle who claimed in the 60's and 70's in their advertising that their substitute was better than mothers milk for the baby?
Yes, and before that too apparently! http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1987/04/formula.html

[Hatha Sunahara]

There seems to be a global trend for privatizing water supplies. We have an interesting situation here in Portland, Oregon. There is a ballot measure that people can vote on that sets up a 'Water District', and gives it control over the water utility that is now run by the City of Portland. A recent poll by the local newspaper shows that 58%+ of the voters polled say they will vote for this 'water district'. The web site promoting this 'water district' makes it look really appealing. Here's a link to that web site: http://www.waterreform.org/

I think this 'ballot' demonstrates how easily the public can be led into a trap that will not be easy to get out of. The politicians in the city establishment have been using the Water Bureau to fund their pet projects (jobs for their friends), and water and sewer rates have skyrocketed in the last few years. They are literally spending money like water, and feel unaccountable to the public. Recently the Portland Water Bureau was ridiculed nationally, and I even saw an article in LeMonde in Paris about them emptying a reservoir holding 38 million gallons of water because they had video surveillance evidence that one kid peed in the reservoir. Big flap about it in the local paper too. The voters here justifiabley think that the City politicians are irresponssible and inept. I personally believe they are more corrupt than irresponsible and inept. This negative perception of the people (the kakistocracy) that currently runs the local water utility makes a ballot measure that takes control away from them popular. I actually supported it until the local Audobon society showed me a few things that made me feel differently. http://audubonportland.org/issues/metro/water-district The water district that would take control of the water utility would be even less accountable than the local politicians, and their goal is to privatize the water supply. They are probably being funded by the World Bank, but more likely the local large corporations who use a lot of water. Rates would go down for them, and up for residential users.

I think this illustrates a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation for people in Portland. If they vote this Water District in, they will be transferring control from public crooks to private crooks. If the voters turnd down this measure, they will be endorsing the public crooks. It's a no win game for the people in Portland.

The people would likely be more secure if they sought out the 22 year old kid who peed in the reservoir and put him in charge of the water utility. He'd probably be thankful for the job, and being so young, would try to prove himself as competent, and honest. Too young to be corrupted like the people who have the best chance of controlling this public trust.


Hatha