3 ms·
No one disputes this. However, the vast majority of cars and car parts sold in the U.S. are made here and are made in states below the median in average income
by sachinag 17y ago
No one disputes this. However, the vast majority of cars and car parts sold in the U.S. are made here and are made in states below the median in average income; neither of those things are true for computers. Furthermore, this is a mildly net environmental positive.
- patio11 17y agoFurthermore, this is a mildly net environmental positive. It is clearly mildly net environmental positive if your definition of environmentalism is primarily of the "doing things which makes me feel environmentally conscious is environmentally positive" variety. If your definition of environmentally positive contains relationship to objective reality, however, [Citation Needed]. It is highly not obvious to me that moderate gains in fuel efficiency are net positive over the carbon footprint of producing an entire automobile. Indeed, it is entirely possible that the environmentally optimal choice was to pay people to not buy new cars where they otherwise would, thus idling big polluting factories and giving Captain Planet the day off. However, that wouldn't have accomplished the bailout of important political constituencies.
- jacquesm 17y ago"the vast majority of cars and car parts sold in the U.S. are made here and are made in states below the median in average income;" Large numbers of the cars sold are imports, and large amounts of the car parts for cars manufactured in the US are imported as well...