"Since the Wind and the Flowing Rivers Can Take Away

question 260

Multiple Choice

"Since the wind and the flowing rivers can take away industrial waste without charge, polluting is a profitable activity even when people are seriously harmed downwind or downstream, unless environmental regulators stop it." This statement is

• A) false if the property rights of downwind or downstream individuals are protected.
• B) true if the property rights of industrialists are enforced.
• C) never true.
• D) always true.

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