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Caplan on California drought

Posted by jfleck on 9 February 2014, 10:58 pm

Economist Bryan Caplan, doing an AMA, on drought policy:

Q: With the drought in Southern California is it possible the state is over populated? Meaning we have to halt immigration into the south west?

A: No. Just raise the price of water!

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