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It was discussed as a 1932 pamphlet that proposed a plan for products to have an artificial expiration date and a tax for using products beyond that date, which ultimately failed to gain widespread support.
written by real estate broker named bernard london uh, and this pamphlet was called You know, it's 1932 if it's like uh the big pamphlet writing days, right? You know get enough of those anymore
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It was discussed as a 1932 pamphlet that proposed a plan for products to have an artificial expiration date and a tax for using products beyond that date, which ultimately failed to gain widespread support.
written by real estate broker named bernard london uh, and this pamphlet was called You know, it's 1932 if it's like uh the big pamphlet writing days, right? You know get enough of those anymore
it was called ending the depression through planned obsolescence Uh, so right there. It's in the title first time it had ever been used And this was a plan For products to include an artificial expiration date So the idea was if you're a consumer and you continue to use that product beyond that date
Sort of like, you know taking a old pill or drinking old milk Except you would be charged a tax like hey, you're still using that fridge Uh, it's two years past its date. So you got to pay a tax on that now, right?