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If it seems like a product or service is being used “too much” a good place to start is to see if the government is subsidizing it. The answer is very often “yes,” and the pesticide DDT is a textbook case. In the 1940s and 50s, DDT was a miracle chemical that saved countless lives from infection. But then the US government decided that it should be sprayed everywhere and without regard for local property rights. Somehow, private markets and “greed” got blamed.
Ryan McMaken, Editor-in-Chief
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