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Re:Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong by naasking on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:49PM (#21650139)
> Yeah, in the cited study is almost all externalities.

Negative externalities are a type of subsidy.

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Re:Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong by DougN7 on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:37PM (#21673020)
I think the point is it’s not a subsidy that could instead be spent somewhere else.
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Re:Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong by naasking on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:27AM (#21683172)
Closing the loophole of a negative externality absolutely would generate revenue that could be spent elsewhere. Carbon taxes are a perfect example.
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