So water is undervalued to the point where somebody would pay $2.50 for a cup of Starbucks coffee, but they might squawk at paying the same amount of money for a 1,000 gallons of safe drinking water delivered right to their tap.
Shimkus highlights the undervaluation of drinking water compared to other commodities.
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