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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by LoSboccacc on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:44AM (#23996260)
> complacent countries where emission can be whatever you want them to be

and whom you gonna trust for measuring/estimate the carbon produced in the complacent country?

"yes sir we have all these kind of filters and capture schemes"

preemptive reply to "but we're going to check and fine them": Panama Papers happened and nothing was done about them.

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by adrianN on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:45AM (#23996264)
You have domestic experts doing the estimation.
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by LoSboccacc on Thursday July 30, 2020 @06:21AM (#23996479)
oh I bet the WTO would love that, unilateral levies from the country of destination based on capricious bureaucracy
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by adrianN on Thursday July 30, 2020 @06:47AM (#23996651)
People who know about such things generally think that the WTO would not be a problem. For example: https://www.climateadvisers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2...

You of course need to ensure that any export rebates and import taxes are fair.

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