https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/5.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429323.aspxFri, 08 Jul 2011 19:18:57 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:429323EconomistInTraining0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429323.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=429323<blockquote> <p> Why not?</p> </blockquote> <p> It was a tongue in cheek comment anticipating the sort of discussion this topic will generate.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429297.aspxFri, 08 Jul 2011 18:02:51 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:429297Neodoxy0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429297.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=429297<p> <blockquote><div><img src="https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/Themes/mises2008/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>EconomistInTraining:</strong></div><div></p> <p> Public goods don&#39;t exist. That is all.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> &nbsp;</div> <p> </div></blockquote></p> <p> Why not?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429284.aspxFri, 08 Jul 2011 17:18:43 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:429284EconomistInTraining0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429284.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=429284<p> Public goods don&#39;t exist. That is all.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429266.aspxFri, 08 Jul 2011 16:48:18 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:429266Student0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/429266.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=5&PostID=429266<p> Here is a really interesting article that is forthcomming in AER:</p> <p> <a href="http://www.beijer.kva.se/PDF/41110606_Disc225.pdf">http://www.beijer.kva.se/PDF/41110606_Disc225.pdf</a></p> <p> The evidence suggests that technological innovations in hide tanning combined with open access to bison led to their slaughter. The author draws some dramatic conclusions:</p> <blockquote> <p> The&nbsp;<em>Slaughter on the Plains&nbsp;</em>tells us that putting development before environmental protection can be a risky proposition: in just a few short years, international markets and demand from high income countries can destroy resources that otherwise would have taken decades to deplete.</p> </blockquote> <p> I thought it was worth passing around.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>