What's Missing from the Public Land Conservation Debate? Property Rights

in news •  7 years ago 

The fact of the matter is that private property is taken care of far better than public property in most cases. Private property rights can also help in instances where a corporation owns land and is doing something stupid to cut costs (say dumping toxic chemicals into the local river instead of disposing of them properly)...when the government isn't protecting those corporations anyway.

Outdoor sportswear purveyor Patagonia, Inc., perhaps most visibly among the dissidents, launched a campaign to challenge the president’s decision on both legal and moral grounds under the banner: The President Stole Your Land. Whether it is an advertising stunt or a good-faith ode to the company’s values, Patagonia’s effort has heightened public awareness of a topic hitherto unfamiliar to most people: federal lands policy.

Source: What's Missing from the Public Land Conservation Debate? Property Rights - Foundation for Economic Education

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