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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago

Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF

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Fossil fuels being subsidised at rate of $13m a minute, says IMF

www.theguardian.com

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 years ago
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  • BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.world
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    We subsidize all the wrong things. A McDouble is out of reach for most as a casual snack without subsidies, and arguably it should be out of reach so plant based alternatives have a chance at competing. Same with oil. Should gradually roll back the subsidies so people can have time to switch, but they should still be rolled back.

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      Removed by mod

    • UsernameLost@lemmy.ml
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      McDouble

      casual snack

      I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but casual snack?

      • Psychadelligoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        It’s a small burger my guy

        Then again I’m 6’4" so maybe my perspective is skewed

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          You’re just looking at it from a different angle, that’s all

        • UsernameLost@lemmy.ml
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          I’m 6’2", wouldn’t refer to it as a casual snack. When I hear casual snack, I’m thinking like an orange or a protein bar or something, not a whole-ass burger. Yeah, it’s not massive, but not a small snack either

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            An orange weighs about 150 grams on average

            A mcdouble is about 165

            So yeah, casual snack

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              Weird comparison.

              A mcdouble is about 400 calories. Whereas a 150g orange is about 75.

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                Not at all, they’re about the same size and mass

                We don’t eat based exclusively off caloric value and you know it

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        I think he means in terms of a dollar menu item which sorta disapeared with the latest inflation.

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          I get that, just commenting on referring to a McDouble as a casual snack

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            yeah was more the frugal entree choice

  • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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    Yup. These companies take trillions of dollars in corporate welfare, and then use some of that money to lobby against social welfare. They use our own money to bribe the government not to do things with our money that benefit us.

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    While students need to take loans ?

  • thebuoyancyofcitrus@beehaw.org
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    I can’t even comprehend the magnitude of this rate

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    The worst part is we all pay for it

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