The law of supply and demand is inexorable in that no matter how hard some people try to ignore it or overturn it, they fail. Communist countries have tried for nearly 100 years to make that pesky equation go away. Instead, they created societies of scarcity, where people stood in line for moldy beets and plenty of vodka to make them forget how bad things were. Witness what is occurring in California where a serious drought has made water into a bankable commodity like gold or diamonds. Because of that, thieves see an opportunity to enrich themselves so that anything and everything related to water - including the precious liquid itself - has become fair game. KQED: “They’re taking the water hoses, taking the copper wiring,” says the county’s District Attorney, David Linn. “We’ve even had instances where they’ve come in and stolen the water pumps from the farmers.” Linn has recently launched a new task...(Read Full Post)