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- From: mjvande@pbhye.PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman)
- Subject: Re: Save the Planet and the Economy at the Same time!
- Reply-To: mjvande@PacBell.COM (Mike Vandeman)
- Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:45:59 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.004559.15985@pbhye.PacBell.COM>
- References: <1992Dec21.041755.4485@pbhye.PacBell.COM> <72137@cup.portal.com>
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- -If we were to charge the full economic cost to ALL items used, mined,
- -manufactured, etc. we wouldn't be in the present condition at all.
- -
- -Not just autos, everything is to some degree paid for at costs far
- -below their tru economic cost if you factor in the environmental cost/
- -damage.
- -
- -Let's use another example, lets say homes.
- -
- -The cost of lumber should include the full cost of extraction, reforest-
- -ation, the polution by the trucks moving the lumber, the waste from the
- -mills, etc. Nails should cost far more. Wallboard, wiring, (do you get
- -the point yet?)
-
- Good point, & good idea.
-
- -Bottom line here..... If we want to curb the destruction of this planet
- - caused by us, we have to incur the true cost of an
- - item, including the full environmental cost.
- -
- -ps If you really want to clean up the place, then show me how I can make
- - a profit doing so and I will run over all the environmentalists
- - because they won't be able to get out of my way fast enough.
-
- Simple: have the government charge the polluters, & pay you to do the
- cleanup.
-