Re:Why are diapers so expensive?
by hennsen on Thursday April 05, 2018 @02:59AM
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You are right about consumption and throwaway society issues.
At the same time, i dont believe the reason people can’t afford diapers is that they are expensive to protect the environment... plus creating lots of trash shouldn’t be a privilege for some - it should be prohibited for all.
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It should be priced. If you are full vegan, and recyle everything for years, and never travel, so your environmental load is minimal, you should be able to afford a year of time saving with a baby, by using disposable diapers.
And maybe it could be price adjusted for income, so everyone should do the same effort for the environment.
There definitely should a price system that also encompasses the health/environmental/social damage a product brings over its full production and lifecycle!
That would generally reward people so much for the good things you mentioned that they still could afgord the one bad thing...