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Most industry doesn't bring positive externalities for those nearby. What does a paper mill bring?

• acdha 3mo ago
  They used to bring lots of jobs which didn’t require specialization. That’s not saying they didn’t have real negative impacts but that people were more willing to accept that as a tradeoff when it was a middle-class living for an entire neighborhood. Data centers are getting resistance now because anyone who lives nearby is getting pollution and higher prices with no compensation: they’re not going to work there and it won’t employ enough people to even boost home values.
  • inigyou 3mo ago
    They should pay high taxes or something. Or come with a swimming pool powered by waste heat.
    • acdha 3mo ago
      Sadly we’re at the point where it’s a controversial position to argue that they shouldn’t receive tax cuts. It’s impressive how successfully faux-libertarian propaganda has been at breaking support for the idea that companies should pay for their impacts on others.
• bofadeez 3mo ago
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