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- From: rovero@skye.oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment,ca.environment,ba.transportation
- Subject: Re: Save the Planet and the Economy at the Same time!
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- Date: 22 Dec 92 16:34:11 GMT
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- In article <72137@cup.portal.com> gb@cup.portal.com (Greg A Buechler) writes:
- >I'l add my $0.02 worth on this one.
- >
- >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.
- >
-
- Agreed. Don't forget to include things such as CITIES, which rarely exist
- execpt as sinks or transit points for raw materials extracted from
- surrounding areas at LESS than full economic costs.
-
- Of course, if the full costs were paid up front, most city residents would
- bail out. Now they just demand increased subsidies from the government...
-
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