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Re:Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” ... by otikik on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @06:13PM (#33087813)
Well if you hunted in the King’s forest, they chopped your head off. That’s a clear consequence of consumption.
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Re:Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” ... by jshen on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @11:29PM (#33090811)
That’s not about consumption, it’s about property rights.
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Re:Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” ... by otikik on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:45AM (#33096199)
Well maybe we should modify property rights so that they include externalities.
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Re:Climate Change Is the Product of How Capitalism “Values” ... by jshen on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @11:21AM (#33096720)
I think we have that today, we could pass a carbon tax tomorrow for example. It’s the political will that is lacking.
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