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Re:A federal carbon tax is imminent in the USA, and Exxon is... by rayiner on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:14PM (#12382884)
That's pretty lazy reasoning. Tech companies spend a lot of time promoting STEM education. They benefit from the government teaching people those skills on the public dime. So do you reflexively question the benefit society gets from STEM education?
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Re:A federal carbon tax is imminent in the USA, and Exxon is... by talmand on Monday August 29, 2016 @05:30PM (#12385530)
>> So do you reflexively question the benefit society gets from STEM education?

Um, no. I believe there's a fallacy in there somewhere but I'm not up to speed on them.

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