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The problem is that that failure of the hypothetical scaling up is not priced in (an externality). In other words, individual choices are subsidized by the debt of the whole society. If we could agree on a tax that takes care of that, there’d be no tyranny and we can all go back to individual choices.


And the problem with internal combustion engine vehicles is the nonhypothetical externalities of environmental impact are not priced in.




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