this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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I assume "Other purposes" is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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[โ€“] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Problem is in the US since so much of that is put into private sector hands we'd need to gather data on those costs outside of the taxes to put together a proper picture.