Comments | johnsilver: Hey, water doesn't grow on trees.

johnsilver

Hey, water doesn't grow on trees.

Mar 03, 2009 18:42

Stupidity must be part of the human condition. I know I'm very badly informed about current events so I'm not sure how much of a surprise this is going to be for the rest of you. Apparently, Florida gives its precious springwater from our various natural springs to bottled water companies. FOR FREE. What the hell? When did it become ok for a ( Read more... )

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ellimay10 March 4 2009, 13:07:02 UTC

I think zephyrhills is the only one that bottles authentic florida spring water. My dad works for them. Zephyrhills is only a florida and georgia water. no other state has it. as far as it being a public thing, the spring they get it from (from the town of zephyrhills, florida) is privately owned. it is a mans private property that decided to profit on the spring he had in his backyard. he used to let kids swim in the spring and that same water would be purified and bottled by zephryhills, but the owner has put an end to letting people swim in the water.

is there another florida spring water company? i will ask my dad to make sure. but everything else i am sure about. they get their water from a privately owned spring.

johnsilver March 4 2009, 17:36:59 UTC

The Nestle corporation is getting their water for free. Look up the current news about Governor Crist and his plans for making legislation to tax them. Which I totally agree with. I hate the idea of a private business getting to take resources, which belong to me and every other american citizen, and then selling it back to me. It's like if I walked into your house during dinner time, picked your plate off the table, and then charged you 20 dollars to hand it back to you.

ellimay10 March 4 2009, 19:02:39 UTC

oh really? hmm. i will ask my dad. nestle told them that they were paying the private owner...i agree with you then. i thought it was like they told them. it was in some mans private property and they are buying it from him. i will get back to you when i ask my dad! i wonder if he knows.

ellimay10 March 5 2009, 12:32:02 UTC

well. when i told my dad he says that they pay the private owner for the water they take. they dont pay taxes.

johnsilver March 6 2009, 01:38:25 UTC

I think the springs is called Madison Blue Springs.

ellimay10 March 6 2009, 04:50:00 UTC

you know that nestle, the cookie company is also the owner of jenny craig? they sell them the cookies and the diet!

johnsilver March 6 2009, 21:08:28 UTC

Did we stumble on to a conspiracy?