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Bankruptcy Took Down the Redbox Machine. If Only Someone Could Take Them Away. (www.msn.com)

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They’re not just taking up store space. Retailers say the machines interfere with remodeling plans and expose them to potential safety hazards and liabilities. Some kiosks are hardwired into stores’ electrical systems. Outdoor machines are bolted into the concrete foundations and contain a coolant that is supposed to be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner

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[–] [email protected] 157 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Capitalism never cleans up it's own messes

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We call those externalities, the taxpayers will handle them if we ignore them long enough that they become a crisis

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Someone went to business school

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