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On the recordApril 25, 2023
It's pretty basic economics that negative externalities belong in the price, and therefore are a subsidy.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse emphasizes the economic principle of including negative externalities in pricing.

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