And no I don't believe this by a long stretch but it is an interesting idea. His talking about no subduction on Mars doesn't take into account Mars is solid.
When government gains the power to control the use of private property, it becomes possible for the politically dominant to profit by high commodity prices using government regulation to constrain supply. One merely drives competitors out of business by manipulating the perception of risk to a land use preferred by a democratic majority.
- Mark Edward Vande Pol
