Argumentative Essay: Drought In The United States

Do you or someone you know eat fresh farm foods or depend on a job in local agriculture? If the water bill passes you may need to find a new job. The state of California is in a drought and there isn’t enough water for everybody. The farmers want the water so they can grow crops and feed the population, while the people want the water so they can take a shower or flush the toilet. I believe the government should not control the use of underground water. “...a bill that one local farmer says will not only hurt his business, but also the county’s economy” (Source 1). “To put a cap on that bloodline of water, I believe it’s dangerous, said Sanders. Everything about farming is already unpredictable, harvest to harvest” (Source 1). Like it says in the first quote, the bill will damage his business and it will also hurt the country's economy. This is because this farmer and others like him employ workers for their farm to plant, harvest, and do anything that needs to be done on a farm. If the farmer can no longer make money on his business he will no longer be able hire workers, if many farmers are no longer able to make money many workers will be put out of a job. And like it states in the second quote, farming is already unpredictable, frequently you will have a low harvest and …show more content…
“It's crazy, some of the things that are going on, but if you’re in our shoes, and you have to pay a guy $10,000 for his spot in line, that’s cheap compared to what you’re going to lose if you lose your whole orchard” (Source 3). This means that the farmers are already low on water and they are willing to pay more money just so they can produce more crops. If they are already low and water and are going to such lengths to obtain more water, if you cap the amount of water they are able to use they won’t have enough water (Source