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Re:Some locals say a Bitcoin mining operation is ruining one... by shkkmo on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @03:35PM (#27753248)
> Or those countries don't enact a carbon tax and then start sucking up factories from countries that did.

Then you can implement tarrifs on countries that refuse to implement carbon taxes.

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Re:Some locals say a Bitcoin mining operation is ruining one... by jandrese on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @03:59PM (#27753494)
You can't because now they make all of your stuff. It's just as much political suicide.
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Re:Some locals say a Bitcoin mining operation is ruining one... by InitialLastName on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @04:33PM (#27753879)
Just a few years ago, the US put a tariff on tons of manufactured imports based on other concerns, and it didn't turn out to be the biggest factor in the impending political suicide.
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