And even a liberal, if he is a decent person, includes a clean natural environment among his goals. That's how it works all over Europe. We recognize the instruments that have been used up until now, but we are also discovering that they are imperfect and they should be modified. We have to speak in concrete terms though. The market is a good mechanism, but it must be supplemented in those areas where it doesn't work well.
Every human action restricts the opportunities of others.
The fact that a house is built on a piece of land means that wild animals will no longer be free to run around on it and trees will not be able to grow on it. The government can issue a specific number of permits for cutting down a specific number of trees. Those permits can be divided or exchanged between different companies. That is one way to approach the issue - there are others. Our solutions must adapt to our cramped countryside, to the historical roots of the countryside.