[ppml] Policy Proposal 2007-15: Authentication ofLegacyResources

[Keith Medcalf]

> > ... the rate of depletion is secondary to the fact that 
> > depletion will occur.  If we focus on rate then a thirsty 
> > man will die before he gets his next water ration.

> Of course, if the man doesn't ration his water at all, he will die
> sooner still.  Rationing is always a prudent action when depletion is
> going to be very undesirable.

Water should never be rationed.  The most efficient place to store water is inside your body.  Rationing is only *prudent* for things that have no actual importance.