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    02 months ago

    a free market argument? lol, the free market got us INTO this mess, they will lock step and increase prices both by the amount of extra costs, as well as an extra 10% to make shareholders happy and continue record profits

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      02 months ago

      The free market got us into this mess because we don’t price in externalities; forcing companies to cover the cost of disposal of their packaging helps fix that. It’s the same idea as a carbon tax

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      02 months ago

      Where’s the problem? If they use more environmentally friendly packaging, then they get more profits. There’s no incentive to use anything else.