California passed a law fining people up to $500 for “wasting water”.
Wasting taxpayer money, on the other hand, will still only get you reelected.
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I don’t know how it works in California in general, but, when I lived in Mountain View (the gateway to Sunnyvale! and home to Google), my monthly charge for a water and sewer connection was rather high, but the amount I paid to use another hundred cubic feet of water was quite low in comparison. I would have had far more financial incentive to conserve water if my monthly bill at my usual level of usage had been the same, but it consisted of a lower fixed charge and higher charges for the use of water.
I don’t know how it works in California in general, but, when I lived in Mountain View (the gateway to Sunnyvale! and home to Google), my monthly charge for a water and sewer connection was rather high, but the amount I paid to use another hundred cubic feet of water was quite low in comparison. I would have had far more financial incentive to conserve water if my monthly bill at my usual level of usage had been the same, but it consisted of a lower fixed charge and higher charges for the use of water.