----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- It can be argued that "food" is not a pure private good. Just ask my morning-sick wife how she reacts when she sees anyone else eating. Samuelson is wrong. You cannot objectively define anything as a pure private good. That's why the property rights approach is the only theoretical and practical one for resolving third-party effect issues. Sam Bostaph ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]