Neat little look at some of the economics of Solar Colonization at Colony World.
Coupled with the fact that Mars lacks major resources of any kind (note: at least that we know of), the crimson world may only be inhabited by scientists, various cults and individuals disillusioned by Earthen (and Lunar) governments.
I love that--send the nuts; when I write stories about Martians, I have this image in my head, one DRB neatly illustrated a couple of days ago:
Looks like the perfect 'martian homestead'.
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