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		wing-_-nuts on March 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Retirees who live on cruise ships You can't legislate morality, you can only price externalities. Add a hefty carbon tax and I'd bet that'd change the calculus a bit.

malermeister on March 30, 2022 [–]

> You can't legislate morality

Why not? That seems like a big statement to make without any reasoning to back it up.

wing-_-nuts on March 30, 2022 | [–]

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