🚀 go-pugleaf

After reading Cadillac Desert for the past few weeks, the article I read 
yesterday (April 4) in the Wall Street Journal really mad me outraged at 
this country's continued excellance at shooting itself in the foot.  I 
would enjoy some feedback on the new and expanded 'takings' laws that are 
being kicked around by several states (including CA).  Simply put, 
offenders of environmental (to name one) regulations could not be forced 
to accept the consequences of the regulations without being compensated!  
Imagine, because a farmer has become dependent (for whatever reason) on 
irrigation water which is elliminating valuable ecosystems, that water 
cannot be deprived of the irrigation farmer without compensation.  First, 
taxpayers are forced to pay for subsidized water born of water projects 
driven by greed and politicing and now we are to pay for the compensation 
of farmers (again this is just one example) when we try to restore a 
sensible balance with a realistic water budget!  Find the article if you 
can, this stuff is outrageous!!

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Mike Taraszki                      
mtaras@crl.com