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- From: dan@BofA.com (Dan Brockman)
- Subject: Re: Markets Only...What a Concept!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.035137.7450@BofA.com>
- Organization: Bank of America, Capital Products, RMTG #5906
- References: <C13Jx6.F6H@quake.sylmar.ca.us> <1993Jan19.194409.9141@butch.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 03:51:37 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan19.194409.9141@butch.lmsc.lockheed.com> tilley@sunfse.ese.lmsc.lockheed.com writes:
- >I can find no meaningful sense in which any individual "owns" a portion of
- >the atmosphere as property.
- >
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- Hypothetically, one might establish a property right in the receipt of
- a given quantity of air of some threshold quality by bringing suit
- against one who threatens your ability to receive air of that quantity
- and quality. If some person pays you $X to acquire your right,
- then, voila property.
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