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How can we do better to see, stop, or price-in externalities that impact people, communities, the world?

This is a widespread issue across many essential areas of human life - like housing (Airbnb), or the environment (pollution).

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We already have better. Labour rights are hard fought for rights that exist because employers used to be so abusive. Uber are just trying to wind back the clock, claiming that technology means that traditional labour rights are outdated.

Actually charge for them, the current cost to use the road is much smaller than the actual cost.

Tax everything the amount it costs to clean up the pollution it causes

And charge by weight please. My motorcycle is not causing the road to have to be repaved every couple of years.

For road damage, (mass/axles)^4

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