"Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your country's. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. - because the total emissions are set by the cap."
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Definition for "altruistic"
- Regardful of other people; beneficent; unselfish
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Sentence for "altruistic"
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Quotes for "altruistic"
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Synonym for "altruistic"
- beneficent
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Phrases for "altruistic"
- altruistic move
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Rhyme for "altruistic"
- Hellenistic
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Same Context for "altruistic"
- selfless
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Urban Dictionary for "altruistic"
- it means a selfless work a…
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