Nestle Drinking Water Case Study

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Happening in Palm spring California's mountains Nestle water company has been pumping millions of gallons of water out of the area and away from California residents. The citizens of California are already having to pay a fee for these water rights and now Nestle has come in undetected until now and is refusing to meet with the residents about this issue. So the California residents took it upon their selves to protest to make themselves heard.
The economic idea in this story is that Nestle is trying to become larger by taking drinking water that they may or may not have rights to. They are pretty much stealing and making a profit off of the water that they are taking. This has sparked lawsuites being brought up and proof of permits. Plus

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