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		fsflover 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU could earn €1T by taxing aviation, private jets... > steal more money from people Accounting for actual externalities is not stealing.

drweevil 4 months ago [–]

Indeed. Accounting for externalities will be especially relevant when companies like Microsoft try to justify regular customers paying more for power due to increased power use by data centers. THAT would be stealing.

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