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What IF #8:
What if we were charged the "true" price of food and/or gas?
Money is tight right now for pretty much everyone, so no one wants to talk about paying more for anything, but what about the non-monetary costs of all that we consume from our planet? We do pay for some of the true costs of food and energy consumption through our taxes (here in the US) since certain things such as clean up costs and subsidies to these large industries, but what about the other costs? What if we could put a dollar amount on the environmental and wildlife damages caused by the food and energy industries? What if the health care costs resulting from certain food or energy choices could be accounted for?
How expensive would our food become? How much would it cost to fill up your car? Would these changes be enough for you to make new choices about your food and energy consumption? Do you think this "true" cost would be a good thing for society to embrace, or no?
This was a part of the conversation during last week's 24 Hours of Reality campaign by the Climate Reality Project. It is also something I've been thinking about for a long time. Now I'm wondering what you think! Link up or comment below!
For a list of all of the What if questions asked so far,
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