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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by bagels on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @12:57AM (#37565751)
Yes, came for the same comment. Add an import tax of 2x whatever it takes to ship a car out. Each new car that comes in, two cars go out.
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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by lostlogin on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @01:37AM (#37565950)
This has the same issue as the proposed ‘no older than 15 years’ rule. It costs money.

It’s hard to get past how cheap it is to just dump a car and buy a 20 year old one. Externalise those costs, what could go wrong?

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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @04:18AM (#37566940)
>It costs money.

One of the benefits of not having a local car industry is you can tax the hell out of cars without much protest.

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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by booi on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @01:10AM (#37565821)
Isn't this the Mount Everest trash solution as well? You have to carry out more trash than you carried in
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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by sambazi on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @01:47AM (#37565998)
some call it decency to leave a place just a little bit better than the way they found it, but "Mount Everest trash solution" sounds nice too
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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @09:51AM (#37569928)
Decency in short supply.
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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by booi on Thursday September 21, 2023 @12:58PM (#37600492)
If we trusted decency, we wouldn't have the Mount Everest trash problem in the first place...
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Re:Tonga is running out of space for more than 30k abandoned... by jojobas on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @02:13AM (#37566171)
Everyone has to carry out a fair bit more to break even, including the 4-5 poor buggers who die on Mt. Everest every year (and all their trash).
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