Sabinus

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961.
by Sabinus 6y ago
Also to account for negative externalities such as worker rights, pollution and carbon emissions. Why encourage capital to move production overseas to escape how the community wants its goods to be produced?
962.
by Sabinus 6y ago
>Mills were producing steel well below cost for a long time How is this possible? Government subsidies?
963.
by Sabinus 6y ago
When there is a trade bloc that imposes tariffs on countries outside the bloc that don't have adequate environmental, labor or carbon laws. Companies outsourcing their pollution or being out-competed by foreign companies that do pollut
964.
by Sabinus 6y ago
Widespread TVs, lowered infant mortality, women's empowerment and contraception education. Lowers the birth rate all by itself.
965.
by Sabinus 6y ago
>China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment did not reply to several requests for comment in relation to the latest results and the actions it has taken to halt illegal CFC-11 emissions. Is this normal behavior from a developed country?
966.
by Sabinus 6y ago
I would also like to know if you are hiring.
967.
by Sabinus 6y ago
You are fortunate to go to a university that can afford the large and increasing costs of bulk journal subscriptions.
968.
by Sabinus 6y ago
e = SUCC d # lol
969.
by Sabinus 6y ago
Then the cost of those goods should reflect the cost they put on the road transport system. It may make rail more competitive, or increase the incentive for local manufacture.
970.
by Sabinus 6y ago
>You know what else will lead to unrest? Unmitigated climate change. Yeah in 10-50 years. Not now. People that aren't part of the intelligentsia don't see it a threat yet.
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by Sabinus 6y ago
>It contained a two-month strategy to remove “unreasonable constraints” to Google’s business model and “reset the narrative.” It singled out Mr. Breton, listing one objective to “increase pushback” on the French commissioner in an attemp
972.
by Sabinus 6y ago
The problem is, conservatives and others worldwide oppose this because it imposes costs on business in just one country, leaving businesses there with a disadvantage in world markets. Policies like these need to be coupled with import tarif
973.
by Sabinus 6y ago
Neither do safe and cheap (to build) nuclear plants.
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by Sabinus 6y ago
Governments are supposed to intervene in markets to keep them stable, functional and ethical. Hand-balling all market regulation to ethical individual consumption isn't workable for many industries where companies can monopolize, captu
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by Sabinus 6y ago
>Arm China CEO Allen Wu has refused to step down after being dismissed by Arm's board The story you posted is incredible. Does this happen anywhere else in the world?
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by Sabinus 6y ago
I wonder if there would be a case for anti-monopoly action against Disney et al, if the US was into doing that kind of thing. If media libraries were split up they wouldn't be able to charge as much for the whole package. It would allo
977.
by Sabinus 6y ago
Tell me why this won't work.
978.
by Sabinus 6y ago
And it won't do anything unless either: 1) The government commits to purchasing (some or all of) the American made essential products, or otherwise mandates their purchase by private companies. 2) Tariffs. Capitalism will always find t
979.
by Sabinus 7y ago
A hugely successful company finally moving into the 21st century on worker rights. Belated congratulations I guess.
980.
by Sabinus 7y ago
It would still solve the problem of companies not purchasing while they're solvent but not urgently needing masks.
981.
by Sabinus 7y ago
What search engines don't censor?
982.
by Sabinus 7y ago
But it only works if we've made efforts to fix our own carbon emitting economies. Before anyone makes the currently popular "why aren't you telling China and India to stop emitting" argument
983.
by Sabinus 7y ago
I liked the comment thread you started. Thanks for bringing your ideas here and defending them in a reasonable and rational manner.
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by Sabinus 7y ago
Apparently some firms used to be like that. Benevolent societies rather than money making machines. Then globalisation happened and those companies were competed out of the market by aggressive multinationals or low wage countries.
985.
by Sabinus 7y ago
Thank you very much.
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by Sabinus 7y ago
You created an account just to say this?
987.
by Sabinus 7y ago
What's the rate of companies doing this?
988.
by Sabinus 7y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. Have curious conversation; don't cross-exami
989.
by Sabinus 7y ago
Australia gives tax cuts if you have a family with children. (Family tax benefit part A and B). Do you think that's unacceptable social engineering?
990.
by Sabinus 7y ago
That is very true. However I'd rather have the US government be able to spy on me than the CCP. It's much easier to upset the CCP.

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