| SamuelRSmith said: But I thought Government was supposed to prevent monopolies? http://www.naturalnews.com/036615_Oregon_rainwater_permaculture.html#ixzz22KBvr5uc |
Monopolies are unavoidable. The state itself is defined as an organization with a monopoly on legitimate use of force within a geographic region. Government's role is to manage monopolies, to ensure they don't overly exploit their position of power, whether though antitrust law, regulations, or state-owned enterprises.
In this case, a guy built a 15-foot high dam which impacted a creek owned by the city Medford. The creation, manipulation, and destruction of pre-existing bodies of water can have all kinds unforseen disastrous consequences, such as threatening Medford's water supply or flooding a neighbor's land. Of course this guy needs government permission to build a 15-foot dam!
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