https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/71.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/457784.aspxThu, 16 Feb 2012 02:16:33 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:457784Jargon0https://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/thread/457784.aspxhttps://archive.freecapitalists.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=71&PostID=457784<p> I forget where I heard this, it might have been from Tom Woods, but someone said something about how, during the Second Industrial Revolution the Government decided to make pollution a regulatory issue and not a private property issue so that industry would not be hampered. The idea was that if it were a private property solution, then no businesses could afford to get into mass production, so they decided to just &#39;curb&#39; it using regulatory powers that would be much less stringent.</p> <p> Is this just something I dreamt about? Or could someone provide a source. I know it&#39;s not much to go on but help would be much appreciated.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>