Shared sacrifice and moral equality

I find it incredible that the collectivists don't even bother with an attempt to disguise their aspirations for a supreme nanny-state anymore.

A story on NPR this morning (I know, I know) discussed the drought, specifically in North Carolina. It seems as though these pesky private property owners aren't climbing aboard the Shared Sacrifice Express. When local governments restrict water usage, these bastards just dig a well on their own land. Big Brother (or should I say, Big Mama?) is investigating the legalities that might be involved in placing restrictions on private digging—including water usage restrictions on personal wells and prohibitions on any further drilling.

What makes this especially egregious? The powers that be don't even care whether or not private wells are impacting neighbors or the local water supply as a whole. No, this is about being a Good Little Child and taking one for the team in the name of "fairness." John Morris, head of the NC Division of Water Resources, sounds shameless when providing a justification in the name of "moral equality":

It's sort of like your Mother telling you to eat your green peas because children in other parts of the world don't have enough to eat.

Not much more anyone should need to say about that, eh?