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David Skaggs: Then you fundamentally disagree with the proposition that the polluter should pay?

On the recordJanuary 23, 1995
Then you fundamentally disagree with the proposition that the polluter should pay?
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David Skaggs
Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the principle of the polluter pays in an environmental debate.

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