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Is drinking water a human right?
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Is drinking water a human right?
The european parlament is a bout to vote on legislation which would require all European nations to open it`s drinking water supplies for the privat market.

This has caused some disturbance here in the recent months. In Germany only the liberterian party aproves of these messures whilest most parties call for legislation and constitutional amendments declaring the access to drinking water a human right. In neighbouring Austria this is very likely to happen within this year.
I have read several articles in recent days in which horror scenarious are painted, such as the british system which suposedly is of very low qualety and very expensive (french and german arguments against privatisation usualy always means pointing at the british).

Yet I have absolutly no Idea what it is like to live in a country in which drinking water is provided by privat companies and if the qualety is really that bad.

Besides healthcare the ideas on what is a human right in europe and what not go widely appart, french - childcare, scandinavians - education, eastern europe - firearm ownership, germany - privacy, southern europe - minimum wages.

Yet I would like to know what you think about this issue - and what services are far to importent to a sociaty to be given into privat hands?

And If you even live in a country in which drinking water is provided by privat companies?
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Is drinking water a human right? - by Something completely different - February 28, 2013 at 10:22 pm
RE: Is drinking water a human right? - by Question Mark - February 28, 2013 at 11:12 pm
RE: Is drinking water a human right? - by cratehorus - March 1, 2013 at 12:29 am
RE: Is drinking water a human right? - by Minimalist - March 1, 2013 at 12:46 am

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