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beachtaxidriveryesterday at 11:30 PM6 repliesview on HN

As a resident who likes to breathe clean air and drink clean water, none of that seems all that bad.

I guess there should be an ability to do this farther from the population centers though.


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crawshawyesterday at 11:44 PM

But you also want smart phones, electric cars, and a navy. There needs to be a path towards doing things other than foisting them on people who are out of sight.

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parhamnyesterday at 11:39 PM

I'm not from California but this to me seems like a great case to move to California. Why not ship your externality creating activities elsewhere? Its not like they pay more for the iPhone.

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daedrdevyesterday at 11:37 PM

Some of these items actually net improve clean air and clean water, but you’re instead happy to export those pollutants to another country to feel better yourself

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overfeedtoday at 12:05 AM

> I guess there should be an ability to do this farther from the population centers though.

Maybe Texas is far enough? The [l]one-star state has laissez-faire regulations, and may be more to author's speed.

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thousand_nightsyesterday at 11:38 PM

lol. yeah there is but instead of "farther from the population centers" it is "farther from YOUR population centers"

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wiredpancakeyesterday at 11:40 PM

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