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Forestry service doesn't sound like tragedy of the commons, it sounds like tragedy of government.
by throwawaylinux 3y ago
Forestry service doesn't sound like tragedy of the commons, it sounds like tragedy of government.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoThe biggest tree cutters aren't the government. The big cutters are paper companies. Corporate forests are planted in nice rows like corn, so it is easy to plant, easy to harvest. Reduced time, reduced labor. And, these small private groups have larger labor overhead. Maybe tribes like this, or small family owned plots can do this. But I wonder if they are really self-sustaining, or these groups have cash coming in from other endeavors, other jobs that help support them.
- throwawaylinux 3y agoThe subject wasn't plantation timber though, but the forestry service (allegedly) logging out the best trees from forests.