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That like saying that the porn industry is being subsidized for the costs of divorce
by md2be 7y ago
That like saying that the porn industry is being subsidized for the costs of divorce
- danans 7y agoNot really, because in your example the consumer has a choice whether or not to consume the product. Not that there is no externality - all activities have externalities - but the scales are completely different than with electricity production, and scale is what makes the case of fossil fuels different. Electricity is considered a human right - it is required maintain the most basic modern standard of living - and the externalities of it's production with fossil fuels are borne by everyone in some way. Therefore it's a matter of massively broader consequence and greater cost than the example you used.