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In almost every instance, air and water quality goals were met more cheaply and quickly when we taxed pollution than when we tried to regulate it directly.
Bob Frank
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Bob Frank
Age: 75 †
Born: 1944
Born: February 26
Died: 2019
Died: July 19
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