Pollard said the flaw he sees with the first philosophy is that it could be abused by people with no respect for the community. He believes that Rite Aid is in that category. As a few examples of a sustainable future, he suggested forest and fisheries management and the cultivation of industrial hemp. Seriously, hemp produces five times the amount of pulp per acre as trees and is also good for oil, fiber, and rope. For many people around here, survival is more important than quality of life.
Private property is a fundamental right of our Constitution.
We think they do. Rupert described the age-old problem of private vs. public interest. Humans who are simultaneously engaged in competition and cooperation will take more than their fair share of the common good. The eternal conflict goes on, and we inevitably come in conflict with the Constitution. But this document was written by intellectuals who could not have foreseen the extent to which private interests would override public interests.