It doesn't have to be cheap, It just has to be made cheaper artificially with globally enforced taxes.

The number one economic role of government is mitigating externalities that arise from free trade, often through the restraint of that trade.

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anigbrowl a year ago | parent | next [-]

globally enforced taxes

Why not just pass a law requiring everyone to be good?

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Spivak a year ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Congrats you just made everyone subject to those taxes artificially worse off. People aren't stupid and can see what you did. You will be voted out of office next term. If you're going to artificially adjust prices it's got to go the other way where you subsidize the behavior you want. It worked with lightbulbs.

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ant6n a year ago | parent [-]

Or perhaps everyone is actually better of if negative externalities are taxed.

	▲	Spivak a year ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You made a change which caused consumer prices to go up, folks are already struggling financially it doesn't matter if it's for a good reason. This is the "I know you're struggling but the economy is actually doing great" but applied to environmentalism.
	▲	WillPostForFood a year ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Or perhaps everyone is worse off because some well connected lobbyist got the government to mandate their more expensive, less effective product.

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