From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Mon May 13 2002 - 15:48:23 MDT
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> The IMF is a tool of euro-socialism. It certainly isn't pro-free
> markets.
>
>
Very interesting since the US Treasury is the majority investor
and manager of its funds. We are talking globalization here as
in "global". Most all of the developed nations are in this
project, not just "euro-socialism" whatever that is supposed to
mean.
>>"In some countries even water is owned by multinationals
>>who, looking for a profit, charge people several times what they
>>used to pay for such basics."
>>
>>If that is the case, then why doesnt another multinational come in and
>>charge people less for the water? That is the essence of competition, and
>>if it isnt occuring the most common reason throughoust history is that the
>>resource was a government owned monopoly or the government is corrupt and
>>allows only one company to control the resource.
>>
>
> Nor does this reflect whether the new multinational water is better or
> not. It generally is, since the only reason the multis get involved is
> when the investment needed is more than the local government is capable
> of paying for, and the current water quality is deemed a health hazard
> from either parasites or pollutants or both. Just because the water is
> cheaper under the old system doesn't mean its better.
>
Water is water. Venezuela hat some of the cleanest water on the
planet before the multinationals came on the scene. They came
to make a profit not to help the local government in this case.
Please go read about the global privitization of water.
- samantha
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