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The argument that this mine and will increase abusive child labor and environmental damage in other countries defies the basic laws of economics. This mine will increase the world supply of the mined minerals. Increased supply lowers price (supply up - price down and vice versa). In the face of decreased prices, the foreign miners will have to cut costs to maintain profit levels. The easiest costs to cut are labor and environmental. So the (abusive) demands on labor (child or adult) will increase to get more labor for the same cost and environmental safeguards will be cut to save costs. Pete Stauber should know this - so he is either lying (repeating sound bites) or so ignorant of the basic laws of economics that he should be disqualified from office.

From: Biden administration cancels Twin Metals mineral leases

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