Andreas-Your analogy doesn't quite hold up. Hawkins (as you note) isn't getting the water free. They are paying market price. If you offered me market price for my car I may very well decide to sell it to you.<br>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 07/02/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andreas Schou</b> <<a href="mailto:ophite@gmail.com">ophite@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On Feb 7, 2008 3:07 PM, g. crabtree <<a href="mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com">jampot@roadrunner.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> And what is it that makes "Moscow water" any different from Pullman water or<br>> Yakima water or Richland water or Pendleton water or water pumped in The<br>> Dalles?<br><br>The same thing that makes "my car" different from "your car." Hawkins<br>
should be prevented from getting access to Moscow water at market<br>price for the same reason that you're not going to give me your car<br>for free.<br><br>I might also note that both Idaho's and Washington's water law gives<br>
preferential treatment to prior users. Which includes literally<br>everyone in Moscow over the Hawkins devolpment.<br><br>-- ACS</blockquote></div>