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Re:51% of young voters believe humanity could be wiped out w... by zarro on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @01:44PM (#21128315)
"There isn't a free market economist that wouldn't agree that the state has a role to play in ameliorating [negative third party externalities]"

Actually there are plenty of free market economists that would argue that negative externalities are the result of poorly defined property rights.

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Re:51% of young voters believe humanity could be wiped out w... by edanm on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @04:14AM (#21134313)
Better defining property rights is a role that the state has to play. Property rights don't come out of thin air.
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Re:51% of young voters believe humanity could be wiped out w... by amanaplanacanal on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:40PM (#21129689)
There would still be externalities, it's just that there would be a property owner who could sue.
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Re:51% of young voters believe humanity could be wiped out w... by julienreszka on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @01:49PM (#21128406)
true
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