flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) (08/23/85)
In article <588@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) writes: >Ultimately, it is impossible to "not interfere" with our neighbors. It >is in the nature of the universe that everything we do affects everyone >else, if only slightly. And many of the things we do, or want to do, >have very significant effects -- if we eliminate all such, there is very >little left which can be done. > >For example, every power plant, of whatever type, generates pollution. >Pollution undeniably interferes with others. Should we then prohibit >all power plants? Obviously not [...] You hit the nail right on the head, Frank! There is no such thing as a libertarian-compatible solution to pollution short of the ridiculous idea of banning all pollution -- despite flimsy libertarian arguments to the contrary. That is one of the prime reasons I have been such a persistent anti- libertarian, though I haven't discussed the issue since the Tom Craver era. Please post your original article to net.politics.theory, where it definitely also belongs. --Paul V Torek, Iconbuster-In-Chief