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Great news! It is clearly catching on in the states as well.

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[โ€“] g0d0fm15ch13f 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

And is this supposed to convince me that -75% emissions for -5% growth is a bad trade? Cause that seems like a great deal to me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

The 2007-2009 recession was 4.3% in the US and that did not really hurt the US so badly as to destroy the country. But yes it is supposed to.