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CaliforniaPeggy

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1. They are afraid to speak up for fear of losing their jobs.

Reply to DBoon (Original post)

Sun Aug 8, 2021, 04:31 PM

Aug 2021

And what about losing these: "a threat to infrastructure, groundwater wells, levees, aqueducts."

They're not seeing the big picture, but only the part that directly affects them. This is short-sighted in the extreme.

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A drought-hit California town finds itself sinking into the ground [View all] DBoon Aug 2021 OP

They are afraid to speak up for fear of losing their jobs. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2021 #1

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