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But all the industries that consume any electricity are already "keeping other coal plants running". If you abitrarily decice a metal processing factory is "wo
by raincole 3y ago
But all the industries that consume any electricity are already "keeping other coal plants running".
If you abitrarily decice a metal processing factory is "worth it" while an AI datacenter isn't, then yes, it's planned economy.
And yeah, I know the governments already tax different industries differently. I think these policies are hardly justified and mostly "redistribution by lobbying".
- paulryanrogers 3y agoArguably some industries make us all richer than others. So we incentivize those with more collective benefit, say manufacturing or farming, and disincentivize those with more collective costs, say gambling or tobacco.