Utah Desalinization Plant Causes Earthquake

mknewman writes "A Utah desalinization plant which removes 260 gallons of salty brine from a river which feeds the Colorado river has caused a 3.9 on the Richter Scale earthquake, noticeable by people 60 miles away in Grand Junction. More information at http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/15/earthqu ake.wellpumpin.ap/index.html"

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Re:Your Tax Dollars At Work.

[Bob_Robertson]

Your argument whilst superficially attractive seems to be based on jealousy greed and ignorance.

False. If it were even superficially attractive, politicians would like it. The reason it's not superficially attractive is that it requires individual responsibility. People prefer to hide from the repercussions of their choices.

Applying age-old, standard and proven property rights makes problems like pollution solvable. It places responsibility directly in the laps of the individuals whose choices create the polution. The problem of governmental polutants is the problem of a lack of individual responsibility. Government grants itself immunity from prosecution.

The straw-man of atomic bombs is old. Get a new one.

Bob-