Recent comments in /f/Showerthoughts

Drewsky3 t1_jeeofco wrote

This only works of you live in a place that gets enough rainfall.
Especially with the direction global warming is going, this is shouldn't be the primary source, as rain is becomming more intermittnet. Less amounts and frequency in some places (droughts, etc) and and more extreme and intense in others.

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pichael289 t1_jeeoagy wrote

Our jails are basically for profit. They get a certain amount for each bed filled. Your not going to find a jail that isn't at capacity, they like to pack them full. State run rehab centers are also like this. There's one in SW Ohio and I saw a judge send 3 people there. The first was a heroin addict, the second didn't pay child support, and the third was a sex offender (whatever level 3 means, he was really bad). Our criminal justice system is a business

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QuietRock t1_jeengm8 wrote

Bright side of that is that Phoenix is being proactive to secure fresh water and the issue gets bipartisan support. Last year Arizona approved a $1 billion investment in water security, including desalination.

If we get to a place where the Colorado can't support Phoenix, the chances are Las Vegas and Los Angeles will be in the same boat. Arizona's investments now are meant to help reduce reliance on the Colorado.

If push came to shove, the municipalities would have water restrictions but it would be farming that probably takes the big L since farms use the majority of water in the state.

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