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Yes, and this not only because of fiscal reasons, but because it is the ethical thing to do.

• Siira 6y ago
  It's ethical how? By making rich Americans even richer, and removing one of the few ways developing countries can enter the global market?
  • to11mtm 6y ago
    If a developing country handled all environmental regulations, etc. there would -still- be a profit to be had, unless shipping winds up negating that profit. Logically speaking a less developed country will still have lower overall wages. While this means the countries may develop slower, they will likely/hopefully wind up with less concentrated wealth (hiring more workers instead of a few people pocketing all the profits.) I would hope that such taxes would be used towards environmental or humanitarian efforts, to be a proper 'offset' tax. Doing so will likely result in some short term shocks, but a more sustainable society overall. My hope is that when prices would go up in such a scenario, consumers would again care about how long something lasts in big enough numbers that we have a less disposable society.
  • spfzero 6y ago
    Which “developing” countries are running world class fabs these days? Taiwan and South Korea are definitely first-world countries, as much so as the US.