Term 3 Post 2

I think that there is a difference between treating water as a human right and as a commodity. I feel that water is a human right and it would be wrong to use it as a commodity.

Some may say that even though water is a human right, there are people who are not privileged enough to purchase sufficient water. For the people living in these areas, water must be purchased via other countries, thus it is very unfair. Even though they may not have natural water resources, they should at the very least be able to purchase them. However, I feel that selling water as a profit is a very selfish thing to do. These profits are private, but the water belonged to everyone.

Water is a very valuable resource. It belongs to the Earth and everyone living in it. It should be conserved for the later generations, not sold to other people for a profit. Then again, what would happen to those who are not rich enough to pay for the water? Should not water be something entitled to everyone? Or would be it be such that only the rich gets to drink? People definitely need water to survive, therefore the more should water be provided equitably to all people and not on the basis of the ability to pay.

Since water belongs to everyone and anyone, there should not be any selling of water. This is especially the case when people are selling water to earn a private profit. Not only is this morally wrong, it is not justified and definitely morally wrong.