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Re:A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10... by dabbledash on Thursday August 29, 2019 @12:26AM (#20826677)
They’re already capturing those benefits - they are among the reasons customers buy tickets and thus contribute to the price.

I’m sure positive externalities are a thing, but direct benefits to one party in a transaction aren’t externalities.

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Re:A man who destroyed his multimillion dollar company in 10... by fuzz4lyfe on Thursday August 29, 2019 @02:47PM (#20832437)
In the same sense the climate change effects are also priced in as most people in the west use air travel or add enough carbon via other means to have to be personally responsible for any ill effects.
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