But we're not talking about paying for the food. We're talking about getting the food for nothing. 100%, remember? 1 cent/2 gallons X NYC adds up. Could the state just drop the penny and let you have all the water you wanted? Also, NYC has abundant water that it gets from impoverished up state counties via shady deals going back 150 years. How would Phoenix fare, I wonder? Or Las Vegas? Or most of the Plains states, for that matter.