Finally responding...
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Quote by: Praxius  Sorry, that was more of a reference to the older thread about allowing firearms on school campus to solve the problem, since in that thread it was argued that a gun control law wouldn't stop all the shootings. |
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True, but it's not a common practice of everyday lives of the regular person to go out and purchase endangered animals......
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I imagine that would be the case both with and without a ban.
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In normal everyday buying and selling of legal items, this would apply.... but being something like this that isn't as big as let's say.... the drug ring, which almost every human buys some kind of drug, legal or not.... endangered animals are probably a little easier to deal with in this situation.
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My point is that the price of endangered animals seems likely to be
inelastic -- meaning that those willing to purchase endangered animals will still be about as willing when they are more expensive. Notice that the same is true for "everyday" commodities, such as illegal drugs, and even
legal "everyday" commodities, such as gasoline.
The real question, however, is this: What's the point in banning the endangered species trade in the first place?
- Rob