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Water and Sewer Line Insurance. Do I need this?

| SavingAdvice.com

My water company periodically sends me a dire-sounding notice about how the water and sewer lines on my property are my responsibility if anything goes wrong. Of course, they are trying to get me to buy insurance for $12/month to cover costs if a water pipe bursts or a sewer line gets blocked. Is this something I really need to be concerned about? If so, is $12/month an economical way to insure these lines or is there a better way to go about it?


Gonu leaves Muscat swamped in water and mud; at least 35 dead in 2 countries

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 04:09:00 -0400 | canoe CNEWS

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - People dragged soaked bedding and carpets from homes Thursday after Cyclone Gonu's winds blew down trees and power lines and its rains sent torrents of water and mud surging through Oman's seaside capital, a city often called the Arab world's tidiest.


Gonu leaves Muscat swamped in water and mud; at least 35 dead in 2 countries

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 04:08:00 -0400 | canoe CNEWS

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - People dragged soaked bedding and carpets from homes Thursday after Cyclone Gonu's winds blew down trees and power lines and its rains sent torrents of water and mud surging through Oman's seaside capital, a city often called the Arab world's tidiest.


Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide ‘Tree Banking’ May Help, Provided Trees Have Optimal Water And Nutrient Levels

| Findory News

ScienceDaily: While 10 years of bathing North Carolina pine tree stands with extra carbon dioxide did allow the trees to grow more tissue, only those pines receiving the most water and nutrients were able to store significant amounts of carbon that could offset the effects of global warming, scientists told a national ...


Sunita Narain: Reinventing water-waste for Indian cities

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:04:12 GMT | Business Standard

India is growing rapidly in its cities. Cities require water and sanitation and while the government estimates that as much as 80 per cent of urban Indians have access to safe drinking water and 64


Chicago Passes Bottled Water Tax

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST | Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Blog

The Chicago City Council passed Mayor Daley's budget yesterday, which included a five-cent tax per unit of bottled water sold in the city, in addition to a fairly large property tax hike. From the Chicago Tribune:

Brushing off a rare show of opposition, Mayor Richard Daley won easy City Council approval Tuesday of a spending and tax plan that will tap into the wallets of just about everyone who lives, works or plays in Chicago.

The package, which takes effect Jan. 1, includes the biggest property tax hike of Daley's 18-year tenure as well as higher taxes on beer, wine and liquor, a new 5-cent tax on bottled water and increased water and sewer fees.

The most controversial item was the $86 million property tax increase, which passed on a vote of 29-21.

So why did the council enact a five-cent tax on bottled water? Is it defensible under any principle of sound tax policy? Is it defensible as a Pigouvian tax? It may or may not be, but the mayor didn't really care about that either. There was no study shown supporting such an optimal Pigouvian tax. He just wanted to raise revenue via an arbitrary tax source that has no justification to be used as a general revenue source. And if you can believe this, another reason that was actually cited in a previous article when this issue was first being debated was that the city was upset that people were buying bottled water and not purchasing the water via the city's monopoly on tap water. Unbelievable.

Also, you Bleacher Bums at Wrigley Field will be paying more for the beer you drink next summer as this new plan also raises taxes on alcoholic products. Maybe a tax on Baby Back Ribs is next.


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