The entire burden is borne by the owners and employees of the mill. The employees are burdened because they have less opportunity for improved wages and benefits even when they have justly earned those benefits. It is not the fault of stockholders, management or the owners when employees are hurt by environmental extremism. It is the fault of the environmental industry. Just now there was a commercial touting the fact that Maine has the highest percentage in the nation of forest land under conservation easements.
Maine also has the highest state and local tax burden per capita in the entire nation.
The left will not take that lesson. They truely believe that more government jobs, size, spending and bureaucracy are good for their base and 'the people'. The fact that ALL 'the people' pay for this mind flatulence does not bother them at all. They simply do not see the connection between taxes and prosperity. About all the do is protect land that no one in their right mind would develop from developement.