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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by dagw on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:55AM (#21125337)
Why should a poor person have to pay more to heat their home in winter so that a rich person can wash their clothes more quickly

That can be solved with tiered pricing. Your first N kWh a month are cheap and then the price ramps up quickly.

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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by untog on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:57AM (#21125361)
But it doesn't solve the pollution problem. Why should a person be allowed to pollute more just because they have more money? Why is their convenience more important than everyone else's well being?
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Re:EU brings in 'right to repair' rules for appliances by dagw on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @10:08AM (#21125466)
Why should a person be allowed to pollute more just because they have more money?

As long as we make them pay a significantly large enough multiple of the externality costs they're inflicting I'm OK with that, especially if that money then gets reinvested into further solving the problem.

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