Fair Compensation and the Boomtown Problem - DRAFT

While a variety of government responses to the "boomtown problem" (too-rapid growth due to energy facilities in rural communities) may be appropriate, those that pay subsidies to the residents or to local governments are likely to compensate the wrong parties. In particular, new arrivals should not be compensated for suffering boomtown conditions and conventional relief programs will probably benefit them at the expense of those who have a good claim to payments.