It is easy to forget that our choices as consumers have significant consequences beyond satisfying our material needs or desires. Many of us make purchasing choices with little regard for how those choices affect other people, non-human animals, or the environment. In many cases, the stakes are tragically high. One proposal worth consideration, then, is that certain purchasing options should simply be off the table or should, at a minimum, be highly regulated.
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