Chapter 10 : Decentralization
It used to be said that there were seven good years and seven bad years in this country. In the good years money flowed to the farms and the neighboring towns benefited and grew. In the lean times, those towns struggled and shrank as the surrounding farms struggled when the rains failed. The farmers knew that in the dry years, times would get tough, and they did. If the supply of water can be controlled then country towns that struggled to hold people should find it easier to do so. This is because in the future the incomes of surrounding farmers will be greater and more stable as farmers receive a reliable and bankable source of water. The goal of this country should be to provide as many people on the planet with clean and high-quality food and energy as is feasible given the limitations of truly excellent economic and environmental systems provided by this country. We should be able to provide this at an affordable rate anywhere on the planet. With climate change a...