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Re:Fishing gear accounts for an alarming amount of plastic i... by adgjlsfhk1 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @02:08AM (#32408281)
because the massive subsidies on trucking can make them sometimes convenient enough to be worth it.
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Re:Fishing gear accounts for an alarming amount of plastic i... by eru on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:55AM (#32409685)
Oh, so what kind of expense are you talking about? Which costs do you want to include?

Obviously you are not talking about the market price?

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Re:Fishing gear accounts for an alarming amount of plastic i... by suoduandao2 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @08:01AM (#32410489)
Presumably the cost of road maintenance and the healthcare costs of the additional pollution - that's what I've seen brought up elsewhere when this subject was discussed at least.
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