http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/14/10394/2716 When you're working out in a gym, jogging around outside, or just need to wet your whistle at work, there's nothing like a nice, cool drink of water.  Water - it's healthy, refreshing and thanks to the bottled water industry it can be there no matter what you're doing.  But that healthy, refreshing and available bottle of water is about to have war declared on it by a Chicago politician.  Because, "there's a cost associated with this behavior" Chicago Alderman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org en-us Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:20:25 EST Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:55:03 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/14/10394/2716#3 There's a bit of a difference between what you're talking about, a deposit fee for recycleable material which you get back and what is proposed here.  Here, the alderman is talking about adding 25 cents to the cost of a bottle of water (not soda or be Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:55:03 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/14/10394/2716#2 Ahhh, increasing taxes in an urban environment decreasing in population. Tax those that remain to cover those that left, then wonder why more and more are taking off. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:38:13 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/8/14/10394/2716#1 Just for some back history...Chicago is the city that <i>invented</i> charging its residents for running water through pipes into their homes. The grandfather of my former supervisor was behind the laying of the pipes in the city when the question arose of Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:29:23 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/