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James et al.1 call for the elimination of government subsidies that encourage ecologically harmful activities. This goal is admirable because it would remove government incentives that lead to resource abuse and would lessen the tax burden on the citizenry. However, proponents of this idea should be wary about redirecting the subsidies to protection of biodiversity.

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