Shocking in the depth of public sacrifice at the altar of capitalism. All in the name of "economic growth", without understanding that all monetary growth comes at the expense of something else. Something with use value, but no market value, gets converted into exchange value to be sold to the highest bidder to externalise degradation for quickest private return. Any economy that degrades its ecosystem is sawing off the branch it sits on. What errant nonsense that the tax payer shouldn't be funding public goods. That is exactly the purpose of Government, but no surprise that this is happening with a coalition that believes that government gets in the way of capitalism maximising our collective welfare.
The commons are worth having, but is there a case for selective logging and responsible management, perhaps with the chance of catastrophic fires in mind? Looks like we are in for a very dry winter. If it were Australia and the species eucalypts it might be a different story?
You may have a point here, I’m not into forestry management. But I still think that a DOC careful management of the land is way, way more preferable than private exploitation.
Shocking in the depth of public sacrifice at the altar of capitalism. All in the name of "economic growth", without understanding that all monetary growth comes at the expense of something else. Something with use value, but no market value, gets converted into exchange value to be sold to the highest bidder to externalise degradation for quickest private return. Any economy that degrades its ecosystem is sawing off the branch it sits on. What errant nonsense that the tax payer shouldn't be funding public goods. That is exactly the purpose of Government, but no surprise that this is happening with a coalition that believes that government gets in the way of capitalism maximising our collective welfare.
Excellent piece. What a travesty.
Thanks.
On second thoughts, might be a good idea to allow people to park their tiny homes in a forest. For the good of their health and general welfare.
https://x.com/MillieMarconnni/status/2067909538670641526
The commons are worth having, but is there a case for selective logging and responsible management, perhaps with the chance of catastrophic fires in mind? Looks like we are in for a very dry winter. If it were Australia and the species eucalypts it might be a different story?
You may have a point here, I’m not into forestry management. But I still think that a DOC careful management of the land is way, way more preferable than private exploitation.