you mean before the Salt River Project? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_River_Project -jmz On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 2:10 PM, keith smith wrote: > > Hold on.  This was a thriving area while government was near non-existent. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > > --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Lyle Tuttle wrote: > >> From: Lyle Tuttle >> Subject: Re: Geek/Tech/Entrepreneur Stuff to do in PHX >> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >> Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 10:02 PM >> >> >> At 09:43 PM 8/1/2009, you wrote: >> >>  ok... >> I'll bite on this >> one primarily because this is fun.  and >> >> thanks for the complements! >> >> >>  when considering the Libertarian argument the key >> point is >> >> Infrastructure.  Interestingly, AZ is the most >> libertarian state >> by >> >> far but *relies the most on infrastructure*!  There is >> nothing >> out >> >> here but space.  We have to bring in most of our >> water. >> This is done >> >> by the government (which you indicate below).  So in >> other words >> it >> >> was none other than the *government* that made life >> possible out >> here. >> >>  Strangely Arizonans don't like to recognize that >> fact.  You >> can buy >> >> your own plot of land and play Davey Crockett.  Have >> fun digging >> your >> >> well, hope you hit water on your first drill! hope your >> aquifer >> doesnt >> >> run dry. >> >> It might, with the new, high water usage solar power >> stations they are >> building -- one in Casa Grande and another in >> Buckeye...... >> >> >> >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >> settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss