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It might also be able to be argued that those countries refuse to allow production that includes all those chemicals, so we offload that production to other cou
by t-writescode 7y ago
It might also be able to be argued that those countries refuse to allow production that includes all those chemicals, so we offload that production to other countries that aren’t so strict, suggesting that we ourselves and our wants are a major source of their production and that all these advanced countries are doing a great job contributing to pollution, just through a middle man.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoOr that companies that could do the job with lower pollution at greater cost domestically are outcompetes by companies that do not have to worry about pollution. For example, China’s cheaper but polluting processing of rare earths drove everyone else outside of China out of business. Trade agreements will eventually have to capture externalities like pollution to ensure fairness. Otherwise, capitalism will simply not work when different companies get to play by different rules based on their location.
- t-writescode 7y agoWell, capitalism will continue to work great at what it does. The problem is that pollution isn't really something capitalism tends to select for.