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Examples
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Perhaps giving the boy the last seed is an act of transferring the truffula from the open-access commons to private stewardship.
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Perhaps the lesson is that this boy should plant his truffula trees, and act as their steward.
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Giving the Oncler ownership of the truffula trees does not protect them because Oncler has no interest in mitigating the harm to the environment he is causing.
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Property rights in the truffula trees would certainly help, but are far from a complete solution.
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The story ends with the Once-ler giving a young boy the last truffula seed.
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Eventually the Once-ler cuts the last truffula down, and his entire corporate empire folds up and leaves town.
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The story ends with the Once-ler giving a young boy the last truffula seed.
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Giving the Oncler ownership of the truffula trees does not protect them because Oncler has no interest in mitigating the harm to the environment he is causing.
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Eventually the Once-ler cuts the last truffula down, and his entire corporate empire folds up and leaves town.
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Property rights in the truffula trees would certainly help, but are far from a complete solution.
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