Free Market Solutions To Our Water Woes

This is a letter from my good friend, Chris Cole.

To the editor:
It was revealed recently that the town of Midland,
incorporated in 2000, is negotiating to take over the
water system in its area. That water has been provided
by the city of Concord since 1995. Midland authorities
see the water system as a means to control growth,
especially coming over the Mecklenburg County line.

First, I wonder why no one questions why the
government needs to sell water, though there are
private water systems. We understand that government
provides police service for example, because
government is force, and we have delegated a monopoly
on forceful self-defense to government (described in
the Declaration of Independence). How is force and
monopoly proper to the commercial distribution of
water (or any other commercial product)? Ahhh, the
actions of Midland provide the answer.

Second, I wonder why it is accepted as normal that a
government will seize a monopoly on an essential
product, water, then use that monopoly to manipulate
the private choices of its customers. That would be
considered intolerable thuggery by any private
distributor. Is inducing thirst an acceptable means of
public policy?

For the sake of their liberty, I plead with Cabarrus
residents to demand the privatization of their water
supply. Only by transferring water to the competitive
environment of free enterprise can they remove it from
the manipulation of politicians.

The System Is The Problem, Not The People

I have heard comments like the following since I became interested in politics at the age of ten. "We need "good" people in office" or "If so and so gets elected, things will get better" or how about "We need "good" Christians in office".

Yes, we do need good people in office. People who value the rights of individual citizens over political power. People who understand and apply the wise command of "Thou shall not steal". People who do not covet the wealth of their neighbors. The redistribution of wealth is theft, plain and simple, whether the money goes for a new school or a sports arena.

It does not matter if we elect "so and so" or anyone else unless they work to reform political government. You could elect Billy Graham. The system is broke! Reform is the only solution.

Coercion is a violation of Nature's Law. Our current political system's foundation rests upon coercion and fraud. No politician has the moral authority to govern me. My parents had that moral authority for the first eighteen years of my life. From that moment forward, the sole responsibility has been my own.

Every person has the moral responsibility and duty to govern themselves.

If you elect someone who believes otherwise, you not only waste your vote; you assist the government's continued violation of our natural rights.

We get the government we deserve!

No one can accuse me of not trying to deserve better.

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