In my life as a well driller, both water wells and the oil field, I have witnessed and lived through boom and bust cycles. It looks like, if the bureaucrats on Foggy Bottom get their way, and depending on how the election goes, the water well industry is going to suffer another bust, or maybe be taxed to death, just when I thought I had washed the taste of all those sausages-and-crackers out of my mouth. It would, of course, be wise for all of us to fight, lobby, vote and resist with all our might any candidate or party that wants to confiscate or limit our livelihood. I will defend, from the parapets, with a broken bourbon bottle if need be, our ability to make a living for our families, and possibly more important, ourselves.
It seems the way to combat this creeping socialism is to take the high ground. We all know well water is better for us, our children and our wallets.