Meanwhile potable water becomes more of a problem for Americans
In 2010, the UN declared clean water to be a human right. Yet a decade later, millions of Americans lack basic indoor plumbing in their home before they have access to it. More than 100 million are exposed to toxic chemicals in their drinking water, and water bills have risen by an average of 80% across 12 US cities, in a cascading crisis of water affordability. Do you need a faucet, sink, toilet, shower, or tub repair? Whether you are experiencing faucet leaking or clogging, a good services like plumbers in Oshkosh can help you save money on your water bill and get your plumbing working properly again. With this, homeowners should look into hiring a plumber to inspect their plumbing and water quality.
The Guardian is tackling the subject of the US water crisis with a landmark series, in partnership with Consumer Reports and others – and we’re asking for our readers’ help to test the water quality in your area. As Bernie Sanders and the Michigan congresswoman Brenda Lawrence argue, it is time clean water ceased to be a source of government profit, and became a basic right:
Unbelievably, when it comes to water infrastructure, America’s challenges resemble those of a developing country. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our drinking water infrastructure a ‘D’ grade and our wastewater infrastructure a ‘D+’.
Several years ago, the New York Times published an article about the problem with access to drinking water in Peru. Rights to the water system in the country had been sold to an international company, with the promise that making water profitable would allow for extending water access all through the country. However, charging what the company wished for water meant that poorer Peruvians would not be able to afford the water.
There were protests in Peru by poorer, indigenous Peruvians with the result that the agreement with the company to develop the water system was abandoned. A leader of the protests was Evo Morales, who would go on to become the first indigenous president of Peru and lead the successful development of the water system and much more that expressly benefited poorer Peruvians, though benefited the country as a whole.
Morales was recently removed from the presidency in an American supported coup.
What struck me in the beginning, was that Brad DeLong, a “card-carrying neoliberal,” read the Times article about Peru deciding to develop the water system as a public good and immediately decided that Peru would be ruined.
DeLong was completely and importantly wrong about Peru, but never looked back.
Delong however showed the extent to which treating what should be a public good had become unthinkable for ordinary economists as neoliberal development policy became all that was thought of.
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/12/the_future_of_l.html
December 18, 2005
The Future of Latin America: Another Such Victory and We Are Lost
“Another such victory and I am lost,” said Pyrrhus of Epirus after beating Rome’s legions. Juan Ferrero writes about another such victory–this time for the left in Bolivia: *
* http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/business/15water.html
December 15, 2005
Who Will Bring Water to the Bolivian Poor?
By JUAN FORERO
— Brad DeLong
Anne I was confused by your first post, yes it was Bolivia not Peru.
This is why Biden needs to run on clean air, water, and land.
Ignore climate change.
Reason:
Anne I was confused by your first post, yes it was Bolivia not Peru.
[ Thank you so much for the correction. I am so sorry to have been that careless. ]
Several years ago, the New York Times published an article about the problem with access to drinking water in Bolivia. Rights to the water system in the country had been sold to an international company, with the promise that making water profitable would allow for extending water access all through the country. However, charging what the company wished for water meant that poorer Bolivans would not be able to afford the water.
There were protests in Bolivia by poorer, indigenous Bolivians with the result that the agreement with the company to develop the water system was abandoned. A leader of the protests was Evo Morales, who would go on to become the first indigenous president of Bolivia and lead the successful development of the water system and much more that expressly benefited poorer Bolivians, though benefited the country as a whole.
Morales was recently removed from the presidency in an American supported coup.
What struck me in the beginning, was that Brad DeLong, a “card-carrying neoliberal,” read the Times article about Bolivia deciding to develop the water system as a public good and immediately decided that Bolivia would be ruined.
DeLong was completely and importantly wrong about Bolivia, but never looked back.
Delong however showed the extent to which treating what should be a public good had become unthinkable for ordinary economists as neoliberal development policy became all that was thought of.
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2005/12/the_future_of_l.html
December 18, 2005
The Future of Latin America: Another Such Victory and We Are Lost
“Another such victory and I am lost,” said Pyrrhus of Epirus after beating Rome’s legions. Juan Ferrero writes about another such victory–this time for the left in Bolivia: *
* http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/business/15water.html
December 15, 2005
Who Will Bring Water to the Bolivian Poor?
By JUAN FORERO
— Brad DeLong
I am grateful for the post and regret my carelessly told story may have been a distraction. The point that immediately struck me about the Guardian article was that as neoliberal thinking came to be dominant in economics the notion of public goods or public infrastructure was lost and this is what the crumbling water infrastructure is about in America and also was about in Bolivia so that a development economist could not understand how the poor in Bolivia might gain access to water.
anne:
You are very welcome here at AB. We are happy to have you here as are other commenters. We lack for input from women on the various topics we males discuss. Relax . . .
Run,
Thank you so much.
anne:
I am always around and I read every comment. Not sure if you knew, Mark almost banned me from EV after I gave a time line leading up to 2008 beginning with Green span becoming Fed Chairperson. I still have that site if you are ever curious,
Run:
I gave a time line leading up to 2008 beginning with Greenspan becoming Fed Chairperson.
[ Good grief, yes. ]
anne:
Here is the time line Glass-Steagall Act creates new banking landscape
as taken from here: The Long Demise of Glass Steagall Front Line
Squirrel this away as there will be many arguments on this topic as it will be interpreted in many other fashions none of which will be incorrect or correct in interpretation and just bits and pieces. This goes back to 33 when GS came into being.
“When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest.“