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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 22 May 2001 03:58:26 GMT
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There is some merit in the arguments your cite makes. I would ask this,
however.... (and I snipped away the rest)
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> Christopher, I found this text which goes over most of your points. It is
> Consider the argument
> of Robert J. Smith who suggests that the absence of privatization explains
> "why the buffalo nearly vanished, but not the Hereford; ... why the common
> salmon fisheries of the United States are overfished, but not the private
> salmon streams of Europe." His solution? "We should explore the
> possibilities of extending ownership of native game animals and wildlife to
> property owners.".
Overfishing is a worldwide problem, and a growing one. Whatever nation
builds the largest fleet of boats wins the race to catch the remaining few
free roaming large schools of species x, then there is a crash, and we move
on to the next species. Or so it seems.
This is a classic tragedy of the commons problem. Whoever most insanely
exploits the commons "wins", but the commons (in this case, fish stocks) is
destroyed.
What exactly WOULD you do about overfishing? What is your concrete proposal
to address it? Owning the fish isn't practical, is it? What is?
++Lar
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Rolling Blackouts
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| (...) Welcome to the planet earth Larry. (...) I think you are cherry picking points from my post rather than jutifying your past "arguments" and claims. I shall humour you. The eu operates a quota system were fishing is concerned. There are strict (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Rolling Blackouts
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| (...) so sad... (...) what does the Libertarian think of the tradegy of the commons? Is it addressed? (...) Go Vegetarian! Just kidding ;) I'm pretty sure fishing regulations don't extend into nternational waters. There are some species that are (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rolling Blackouts
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| Christopher, I found this text which goes over most of your points. It is rather long (I have not read it all yet). The key passage for me is this one: == ++ == "The libertarian's error resides in their proposal that privatization, which is clearly (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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