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It's not only airlines that would be affected. Think about UPS and FedEx. Think about major exporters of fresh fruits, fish, etc. Most of those are transported
by andr 16y ago
It's not only airlines that would be affected. Think about UPS and FedEx. Think about major exporters of fresh fruits, fish, etc. Most of those are transported by planes. The "build on demand" model that companies like Dell operate under would also have to go, and non-on demand retailers would have to maintain considerably higher stocks due to higher lead times. US - European business relations would be severely hurt.
- c1sc0 16y agoAnd how is that NOT a good thing? Nice way of mother Nature getting back at our global economy by 'internalizing' those pesky economic externalities like pollution.
- apsec112 16y agoThat doesn't even make the slightest bit of sense. You think damaging the global economy is a good thing? How would you feel if you got laid off because of this mess and couldn't find another job? And a volcano isn't an externality, because humans aren't responsible for it.