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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Even with all of that aside, pipes leak. Pipes rupture. A pipe that long has a staggering number of points of failure all the way to where it's going, and not all of them would be accidental.

California doing less bazinga shit with water like golf courses and rich asshole amusements would matter a lot, and also less almonds and alfalfa crops, but...

[–] ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then their answer would be something like "but under communism we'll have better pipes that don't leak"

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago

Communism is about rich assholes in California getting to keep their golf courses. marx-joker