[The Westerner]

Thanks, farmfriend for the ping. Heard it announced on the radio. Radio quoted some anti-capitalist Marxist who said that loggers would make a profit! As if it isn't a win-win situation for the government not to pay to have the trees cut down???

[RonF]

Well, it's a win for the logging companies to cut down trees and make a profit. Profit is no evil in and of itself, it's what keeps us all employed. But I don't think it's much of a win for the public for live old-growth trees to be cut down while dead trees and chapparal are left lying around to catch fire anyway.