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> But - aren't you the one who said that demand for water is inelastic?



Not me. Although there is a minimum amount of consumption that is mandatory
to live, there are huge amounts of waste that we, as Americans specifically,
seem to "enjoy" or see as a "right".




> Aren't you now saying that the demand will shrink
> as the price rises and folks move away?




Well obviously demand moves with the population to some degree, but I doubt
that a doubling of price will halve the demand. Conversely, if you cut the
price of water I doubt all-of-the-sudden people will use twice as much.



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Paul A. Thomas, CPA
Athens, Georgia