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Egalitarian Thug

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5. The far end of hiding true costs. Everything made ends up in a landfill.

Reply to supernova (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 06:26 PM

Apr 2012

Making it as cheaply as possible both multiplies and accelerates this deadly progression. and the whole of the earth, including us, pays that price while only the few enjoy the short term profit.

Our entire economic model is about concealing and shifting these costs away from the profit takers and on to everybody else.

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