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It's still not nearly as efficient of not moving things in the first place. Perhaps if shipping has to pay for it's carbon emissions then it'll shift the economic balance more towards local economies.

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And many local economies are no longer capable of producing anything meaningful at the prices "locals" can actually afford.

How so? Last I checked essential goods are pretty cheap if you buy locally.

I do not know about other places but here in Canada it is exactly the other way around for the most part.

Last I checked essential goods are pretty expensive if you buy locally.

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