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As far a food, we can import what we need. Give the business to Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil. the water is better used in tech research and manufacturing.
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We already spend billions of dollars militarily to protect our oil/energy interests in the middle east because of our poor energy policy. Now we want to offshore another strategic interest because some tech workers in San Diego, LA, and San Fran want to keep their lawns green and can afford too.
I’ll all for desalination and toilet to tap. They are building desalination in Carlsbad despite all the environmentalist howls. At the same time we live in a desert do we really need a bunch of green grass around as a quality of life. I can certainly live without a green grass lawn especially when the alternative is to install a bunch of military presence in Chile or wherever to prevent some military coup that will interrupt our supply of fruits and vegetables.