California's deficit of common sense

Los Angeles Times by Rebecca Solnit | Nov. 1, 2009 (Opinion)

California is rich. Even in the midst of a drought, we have lots of water, and in the midst of a recession, we have lots of money. The problem is one of distribution, not of actual scarcity. Full Story »

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 by Chris Finnie - Nov. 2, 2009

This piece falls in the category of speaking truth to power. Though Solnit starts with the current water wars going on in California, she ably expands her theme to the U.S. as a whole to examine how our priorities are shaping our future.

Having done a fair amount of research on the California budget and current water bills, I have to agree with everything she says.

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