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mrguyorama
on Aug 16, 2023
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Why would the rice farmer ever give up free water that all legal documents say they are entitled to? Why would the rice farmer ever sell?
PeterisP
on Aug 16, 2023
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Because in this scenario selling the water rights to someone else would bring more money than not selling and using those water rights themselves for e.g. farming rice on that land.
BurningFrog
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It's simple:
He'll sell when he's offered more money that the free water is worth to him.
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