Thursday, December 24, 2009

Another economist joins the Tort Club

Says Graham Dawson from the Mises Blog:

"The use of fossil fuels, like any other economic activity, should be subject to constraints designed to avoid the infringement of other people's property rights. Tort litigation on the basis of strict liability would protect people against others meddling with their climates. The courts would build up a body of common law and establish precedents to guide the actions of the users of fossil fuels — a privatized policy."

Or should we call this the Mises Club?

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