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My problem is that allowing the free market to dictate the size and composition is foolish.

The free market is ALWAYS the best vehicle to decide these issues.

"While it might surprise many ecologists to hear, capitalism is itself the ultimate form of conservationism. Capitalists seek to conserve resources, not because of sentimental feelings about nature or the earth or whales or worry about the well-being of future generations, but simply because every drop of oil, every ton of ore, every shipment of wood saved is a cost reduction and money in the pocket."
-- Steven E Plaut, "The Joy Of Capitalism"

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"Capitalists seek to conserve resources ... simply because every drop of oil, every ton of ore, every shipment of wood saved is a cost reduction and money in the pocket."

Amen. So, there must be another name for those who claim to be capitalists but couldn't care less about conservation. (How about gluttons?)