Tori Whanau's column in this weekend's Sunday Star-Times talked about introducing water meters and charging households for water.
Have we learned nothing from the privatisation of the publicly-funded electricity network? Which has led to households facing massive price hikes since the 1990s - a contributor to the rising cost of living - while effectively subsidising commercial users who can get power much cheaper on the spot market.
This is what happens when we don't have a progressive tax system that allows governments - local and central - to maintain public infrastructure without running huge budget deficits, and increasing public debt.
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