Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo...
by ptaffs on Thursday February 21, 2019 @10:46AM
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I disagree, with advertising and brand loyalty, often people spend more than they need to on equivalent goods.
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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo...
by everdev on Thursday February 21, 2019 @11:19AM
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Sure, if it's a marginal cost increase or if you're wealthy.
But middle-income families typically aren't going to spend 25-50% more on a comparable product to save on CO2.
There was a big push decades ago to buy American, but it largely failed because for the majority of people living paycheck to paycheck, spending 25-50% more to have an American flag sticker on your purchase wasn't worth it.
Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo...
by gowld on Thursday February 21, 2019 @02:47PM
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Also because there is 0 accountability that the flag sticker is honest. Sometimes the only part that's "made in USA" is the effort of applying the sticker.
Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo...
by noir_lord on Thursday February 21, 2019 @03:18PM
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My partner and I are a middle income family (though comfortable because we live cheap) and we buy based on a bunch of factors including brand loyalty and environment policy (as much as you can find out without it turning into a full time job).