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Water conflicts will trigger wars unless nations dramatically reduce consumption and cooperate

Desalination and technology can solve water scarcity if properly invested in and deployed

International law and treaties must protect shared water resources from being exploited by single nations

Market mechanisms and pricing incentivize efficiency—private companies manage water better than governments

Water should be protected as a fundamental human right—never privatized or left to markets

Free trade is most efficient but countries must help displaced workers transition to new jobs

Tariffs and trade barriers protect domestic jobs even though they increase consumer costs

Labor standards in manufacturing countries must be improved instead of just moving jobs back

Global supply chains reduce costs and are efficient—reshoring would increase prices for consumers

Countries should reduce dependence on overseas manufacturing for national security

Light regulation and competition naturally prevent corporate power from becoming dangerous

Companies should be required to serve communities and workers, not just maximize shareholder profit

Corporate tax evasion through offshore accounts must be eliminated with global tax standards

Large corporations are efficient and innovation leaders—breaking them up hurts consumers

Monopolies must be broken up—tech giants have too much power over information and markets

Education and retraining are sufficient—people can adapt to technological change like they always have

Workers in low-skill jobs need protection from automation through regulation or tariffs

Government should tax corporations that automate and use that revenue for retraining programs

Fears about automation are overblown—new technology always creates different jobs

Universal basic income is necessary as automation eliminates jobs across all sectors