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		tomrod on July 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: De-escalating social media conflict Inadvertently, this is a great argument for government as the public needs a coercive force able to require companies to internalize costs.

tenuousemphasis on July 5, 2020 [–]

Companies only exist as legal fictions granted privileges by governments.

tomrod on July 7, 2020 | [–]

Patently untrue. The organization known as corporation, sort of. All of this is a red herring related to the point of cost internalization.

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