40 sats \ 4 replies \ @IamSINGLE OP 15 Oct \ parent \ on: Tap water is safer for drinking than bottled water, says new research science
I'm of the view that drinking water shouldn't be sold at all. It's immoral, unethical and against humanity.
I'll stick to a free market approach here.
I don't want to tell a thirsty person they're not allowed to buy water and should die instead.
Neither do I believe there should be an entity with a mandate to give free water to anyone who asks for it, no matter the actual cost - which can sometimes be high, e.g. in the middle of the Sahara desert.
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I agree but only for the human labour that's involved in bringing water to remote places. I still don't want that water should be sold.
My point is that it should be clearly mentioned as a message on water carrying things that "water is free" but you pay for human labour and logistics
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The problem is we don't know how to value human labour. If I'm a truck driver delivering water to a remote location, how much should I be paid per hour?
Value is subjective and only the buyer can decide how much I should be paid. If they decide the truck driver's labour is only worth $10 per hour, there may be no truck driver willing to deliver it.
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I don't agree. It's subjective but it's paid. Also, it's not always that the buyer decides the price of labour. Most of the times, it's the seller who decides. But generally it's decided by reaching an agreement.
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