[andsoitis]

> By that logic everything that has any positive externality at all would be legal.

It sounds like you’re arguing that products made by oil companies should be outlawed? So no more petroleum and petroleum products?

Or am I misconstruing the implication of your argument?

[tfourb]

Cigarettes are still legal and oil should remain so but the price of oil should include its cost to society, not only profit maximization considerations.