https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica Post your thoughts/comments/questions/critiques here! Make sure to include your name and the topic you are reflecting on. en-us 2022-05-04 13:09:43 UTC 2022-05-05 14:10:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171485838 The overcrowding issue in national parks is a problem that I have never thought of before, and it is a problem that is definitely worth solving because national park provides habitat for so many species. Since national parks are mostly non-rivalrous and non-excludable, government intervention seems to be necessary to prevent overcrowding.]]> 2022-05-05 14:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171485838 https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171486065 I think that fish being a common good is interesting because when I fish around Ithaca I have to make sure I buy a fishing permit. Requiring a permit makes me think that fishing is more of a private good than a common good, because I have to pay before I can get any of the fish. - Krispijn]]> 2022-05-05 14:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171486065 https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171487270 There are unequal opportunities for students of different ethnic backgrounds and different income levels to get public education in a nice environment because school fundings are unequal between high-poverty districts and low-poverty districts. Local should not be driving more resources to schools where high or middle-income students go to than areas where students living in low-income families go to. (Claire J)]]> 2022-05-05 14:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171487270 https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171488706 I liked both of the solutions that you described in your presentation. Setting quotas on fossil fuel usage is important, but there has to be some other way to produce energy, so developing clean energy technology at the same time is a good idea. That will help make up for the jobs lost in the fossil fuel industry, and still meet the demand for energy. The price of energy will go up, but clean energy technology is often more efficient after the startup costs have been paid anyway, so in the long run it won't be too bad. The quotas on fossil fuel usage also incentivizes investment in clean energy, so the two solutions help each other.]]> 2022-05-05 14:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171488706 https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171488855 The question bout transition from fuel burning living style to green living style is a good problem. Personally, I’m not financial independent, so I won’t really change to green energy. But as long as I got my suitable job over 5 years, achieving somewhat financial stability, I’ll try to make a transition to green living style. And I think that’s what everyone is experiencing. People can’t care about climate change when they have to strive for living. And that might acc urs in one’s 30 years if life. The bravery to spend a huge amount of money into something that won’t return much is rare. So I think unless standard living line over the world increase, this transition based on moral would be very slow.]]> 2022-05-05 14:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171488855 https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171490384 I would argue that public education is an impure public good rather than a common good. You don't have to pay to go, but generally paying more for better supplies like a high end laptop might lead to better results in school. Also, although public school is somewhat rivalrous since class sizes are limited, generally the more students there are the more funding the school gets to support more students. ]]> 2022-05-05 14:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171490384 https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171495011 I hadn't though much about the problem of free riders in national parks reducing their funding and leading to a tragedy of the commons with overcrowding and under-maintaining them. It seems like the best solution of the ones proposed is to keep national parks freely available to everyone and to include them in overall government spending so there is not a high barrier to entry created by potential entrance fees. ]]> 2022-05-05 14:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/pasheldon19/jrviary3clbzfica/wish/2171495011