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Silver, Subsidies, and the Green Paradox

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On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton critiques “green” mandates through the seen–unseen lens, contrasting them with conservation grounded in property rights and price signals. He spotlights silver—vital for electronics, medicine, and water filtration, hard to recycle, and mostly a mining byproduct—now in multi-year supply deficits. Subsidies for solar and EVs accelerate silver consumption and divert it from higher-value uses into short-lived installations. Real conservation comes from ownership, profit and loss, and interest rates, not bureaucratic targets. Donate $5 today to support the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a physical copy of Hayek for the 21st Century: https://mises.org/mi25 A special bonus offer for Minor Issues listeners: donate to the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a signed copy of Free Trade in the 21st Century: https://mises.org/mi25 Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues
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On the latest episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton critiques “green” mandates through the seen–unseen lens, contrasting them with conservation grounded in property rights and price signals. He spotlights silver—vital for electronics, medicine, and water filtration, hard to recycle, and mostly a mining byproduct—now in multi-year supply deficits. Subsidies for solar and EVs accelerate silver consumption and divert it from higher-value uses into short-lived installations. Real conservation comes from ownership, profit and loss, and interest rates, not bureaucratic targets. Donate $5 today to support the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a physical copy of Hayek for the 21st Century: https://mises.org/mi25 A special bonus offer for Minor Issues listeners: donate to the Mises Institute’s Fall Campaign and receive a signed copy of Free Trade in the 21st Century: https://mises.org/mi25 Be sure to follow Minor Issues at https://Mises.org/MinorIssues
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