Drought or no drought, Steve Yuhas resents the idea that it is somehow shameful to be a water hog. If you can pay for it, he argues, you should get your water.<\/p>\n
People \u201cshould not be forced to live on property with brown lawns, golf on brown courses or apologize for wanting their gardens to be beautiful,\u201d Yuhas fumed recently on social media. \u201cWe pay significant property taxes based on where we live,\u201d he added in an interview. \u201cAnd, no, we\u2019re not all equal when it comes to water.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The principle of the universal destination of goods also applies naturally to water, considered in the Sacred Scriptures as a symbol of purification (cf. Ps 51:4; Jn 13:8) and of life (cf. Jn 3:5; Gal 3:27). \u201cAs a gift from God, water is a vital element essential to survival; thus, everyone has a right to it\u201d.[1009] Satisfying the needs of all, especially of those who live in poverty, must guide the use of water and the services connected with it. Inadequate access to safe drinking water affects the well-being of a huge number of people and is often the cause of disease, suffering, conflicts, poverty and even death. For a suitable solution to this problem, it \u201cmust be set in context in order to establish moral criteria based precisely on the value of life and the respect for the rights and dignity of all human beings\u201d.
\n\u201cBy its very nature water cannot be treated as just another commodity among many, and it must be used rationally and in solidarity with others. The distribution of water is traditionally among the responsibilities that fall to public agencies, since water is considered a public good. If water distribution is entrusted to the private sector it should still be considered a public good. The right to water, as all human rights, finds its basis in human dignity and not in any kind of merely quantitative assessment that considers water as a merely economic good. Without water, life is threatened. Therefore, the right to safe drinking water is a universal and inalienable right.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The guiding principle here is simple, As the Compendium also says: \u201cChristian tradition has never recognized the right to private property as absolute and untouchable: \u2018On the contrary, it has always understood this right within the broader context of the right common to all to use the goods of the whole of creation: the right to private property is subordinated to the right to common use, to the fact that goods are meant for everyone\u2019.\u201d Systems that make water available at a profit are fine, just as long as those who cannot pay for this elementary and fundamental right are not cut off. In such cases, some other way of covering the cost must be found.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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