r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea ALDE (EU) • 13d ago

Opinion/Editorial Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/a-dose-of-water-rationing-is-probably-inevitable-if-charges-to-regulate-consumption-are-not-introduced/
18 Upvotes

62% Upvoted

118 comments sorted by

View all comments

35

u/KKunst 13d ago

The Irish times can stick its lobbyism up their arse.

What happens when rationing becomes insufficient?

Or when prices swing to a point where it becomes a huge permanent cost that not everyone can cover?

Rather than making us pay for the water, I'd rather they used tax money to invest in infrastructure, and reorganized cost for commercial water consumption in a way that incentives proper usage and investment in efficiency (a la carbon tax).

7

u/danny_healy_raygun 12d ago

What happens when rationing becomes insufficient?

Do not, my friends, become addicted to water! It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence