On 12/25/00 at 11:07 AM, tcmay@got.net (Tim May) wrote:
Nope, no basements. No basement in the house I lived in in San Diego in the 1950s. Built on a slab. No air conditioning, either. No need.
You mean there's someplace in San Diego that's flat enough to lay a slab?
Lots of places.
The "solution" to "shortages" is, as with all things, market pricing.
You have to have a market first. How do you go about establishing that? And wouldn't a fair market price assume a reasonable supply?
Why should it? Is there a "reasonable supply" of original Van Goghs? Nevertheless, there is a market for them. If there are shortages, then the price will go up. If it goes up enough, then people will look for ways to produce more. [ In the art market, these are frequently forgeries, but for water, that's not a problem. ] -- -- Marshall "The era of big government is over." Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996 Marshall Clow MusicMatch <mailto:mclow@mailhost2.csusm.edu>