British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
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Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#2Imagine a world where ‘no legal duty’ was the default mindset for everyone.
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#3Yet another example of why privatisation of utility functions is privatise profits socialise losses. Of course they believe pumping torrents of shit into the sea is OK.
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#4Imagine a world where ‘no legal duty’ was the default mindset for everyone.
Individuals and corporations quit caring about the environment; Which, is why there is sewage and microplastics in the sea and ocean.
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#5"you have no right to swim in our sewage, mate"
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#6Yet another example of why privatisation of utility functions is privatise profits socialise losses. Of course they believe pumping torrents of shit into the sea is OK.
This isn't really a public/private thing. Public orgs can also do bad stuff and also try to cut costs to meet budgets. This is a failure of regulation.
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#7Imagine a world where ‘no legal duty’ was the default mindset for everyone.
And imagine if every nation pumped their shit straight into the ocean?
Poor old UK bosses would have no clean beaches to fly to.
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#8What is the libertarian solution for situations like this?
Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#9Yet another example of why privatisation of utility functions is privatise profits socialise losses. Of course they believe pumping torrents of shit into the sea is OK.
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Re: British water company dumps sewage, claims "no right to swim in the sea"
#10What is the libertarian solution for situations like this?
I thought this situation is the libertarian solution.