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I would say it is likely that importing it would be the most cost-effective option, so it’ll still be used heavily. I imagine it’ll only fall heavily in usage i

I would say it is likely that importing it would be the most cost-effective option, so it’ll still be used heavily. I imagine it’ll only fall heavily in usage if its manufacturing is outlawed in the places where importing it from would be cheap. I think that is pretty unlikely. And if production is banned, industry is going to likely want to find something else to do with the input materials, which could easily be exporting it to where the production gets outsourced to.

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metadat 3y ago
Any legislation stemming from this effort would (and should) ostensibly forbid the import of said material, otherwise the production will shift overseas while usage will not noticably change.
- nostrademons 3y ago
  In many cases that's the point. You don't want your own citizens to suffer manufacturing it, but you want them to enjoy the benefits of using it, so you ban manufacture but still allow use and just import everything you need. It's like how all the asbestos and other hazardous waste that's removed from California homes gets dumped in Nevada and Arizona landfills. Or the subject of the documentary "Plastic China": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Kif9cugQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Kif9cugQ0
  - metadat 3y ago
    "No contest" (in "the voice"... What was it, Super Smash Brothers on GC? ;D) Edit: Found it - https://youtube.com/watch?v=sHBsF8SKLGU&t=20 https://youtube.com/watch?v=sHBsF8SKLGU&t=20
- hellotomyrars 3y ago
  You can argue the should but I very much doubt that it would. We are very happy to let other countries do the dirty work of manufacturing and import the product, and the places that are most likely to manufacture are the least likely to outlaw the production themselves.
- xorbax 3y ago
  Why do you think it would do that, if the import poses no risk to the inhabitants of the country?

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metadat 3y ago

Any legislation stemming from this effort would (and should) ostensibly forbid the import of said material, otherwise the production will shift overseas while usage will not noticably change.

nostrademons 3y ago
In many cases that's the point. You don't want your own citizens to suffer manufacturing it, but you want them to enjoy the benefits of using it, so you ban manufacture but still allow use and just import everything you need. It's like how all the asbestos and other hazardous waste that's removed from California homes gets dumped in Nevada and Arizona landfills. Or the subject of the documentary "Plastic China": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Kif9cugQ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Kif9cugQ0
- metadat 3y ago
  "No contest" (in "the voice"... What was it, Super Smash Brothers on GC? ;D) Edit: Found it - https://youtube.com/watch?v=sHBsF8SKLGU&t=20 https://youtube.com/watch?v=sHBsF8SKLGU&t=20
hellotomyrars 3y ago
You can argue the should but I very much doubt that it would. We are very happy to let other countries do the dirty work of manufacturing and import the product, and the places that are most likely to manufacture are the least likely to outlaw the production themselves.
xorbax 3y ago
Why do you think it would do that, if the import poses no risk to the inhabitants of the country?