Should water be privatized? Free flowing‚ natural and beautiful. That is what one may think when hearing the word “water”. The topic of water privatization has many sides. The idea of privatization over water has been around for many years. The article “Looming Water Crisis” written by Peter Beher‚ is about two executive directors from different corporations stating their opinion on this subject. Terry L. Anderson is an executive director at the Hoover Institution. He is pro water privatization.
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The drinking age law is a law that is greatly debated. There are many pros and con to the drinking age being lowered. At the age of 18 you are considered an adult in the eyes of the public. Many think a young adult is not mature enough to have a sip of beer but somehow is old enough to fight for our country. The drinking age should be lowered because an individual is considered an adult at the age of 18‚ laws about drinking can be more harmful the good‚ and if you are able to all these adult things
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mid-1980’s‚ lowering the drinking age is a proposal that is not only sensitive to many Americans‚ but is a widespread issue in our culture (The Debate on Lowering the Drinking Age‚ cbsnews.com). Although many states have tried lowering the drinking age‚ proponents of maintaing the minimum age have kept a strong case. After the ending prohibition‚ the banning of alcohol from 1920-1933‚ almost every state set their minimum drinking age to 21. During the 1970’s‚ 29 states lowered the drinking age to 18‚ 19‚ or
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from colleges such as Dartmouth‚ Virginia Tech‚ and Duke all signed a declaration that concluded that the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen (cbsnews.com). This sparked a huge and heated debate that is still going on seven years later. Being a largely debated topic‚ there are multiple angles presents for both those for and against lowering the legal drinking age. While it is at times a very emotionally charged argument‚ the facts are here to speak for themselves on the
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Water privatization Water privatization is the private sector participation in the provision of water services and sanitation‚ although more rarely it refers to privatization of water resources themselves. Because water services are seen as such a key public service‚ proposals for private sector participation often evoke strong opposition. Water privatization is a highly controversial topic and touches on the much broader arguments for and against the private control of formerly public services
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Water is good for your Health How many of you‚ when go to a restaurant and the waiter/waitress asks do you want something to drink. How many of you would prefer a glass of water out a fridge filled with soda‚ fruit juices‚ or beer? My guess is that probably no all of you prefer to drink water. I would choose water over the other options. I was not used to drinking water‚ but after I heard of the benefits that water has‚ I started to drink more water. For example when I’m thirsty instead of taking
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their own and that is if they will consume alcohol. The legal drinking age is not until you are 21 years of age. People argue that it should be lowered for it is an individual decision and 18 is old enough to make that decision. The legal drinking age should remain as is because the brain of a young adult is not fully developed till the age of 21. The pros of lowering the drinking age are just as many as there are bad. Lowering the drinking age to 18 is only fair since you already have the right to
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scarcity‚ water privatization has become a fear for those who cannot afford its high prices‚ turning water into a privilege rather than a right. People all over the world have witnessed a shift in water accessibility as droughts continue to occur‚ and access to a reliable source of water is not as common as it once was. As water consumption is set to exceed supply by over 30% around 2040 (Interlandi‚ 68)‚ multinational companies have taken it upon themselves to help curb the consumption of water by setting
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Fluoride is a highly toxic substance. Consider‚ for example‚ the poison warning that the FDA now requires on all fluoride toothpastes sold in the U.S. or the tens of millions of people throughout China and India who now suffer serious crippling bone diseases from drinking water with elevated levels of fluoride. In terms of acute toxicity (i.e.‚ the dose that can cause immediate toxic consequences)‚ fluoride is more toxic than lead‚ but slightly less toxic than arsenic. This is why fluoride has long
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and to fight for our country‚ so why shouldn’t they be able to consume alcohol? Some adults feel that lowering the legal drinking age would cause more problems on the road and in bars or night clubs‚ but until we give young adults the opportunity to prove themselves‚ we are just stereotyping every eighteen-year-old. Here are a couple of reasons that lowering the legal drinking age makes sense: eighteen-year-olds are able to fight and die for your country‚ states are allowing underage alcohol consumption
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