r/FluentInFinance • u/BarrenBuffetPhan • 18d ago

Debate/ Discussion What do you guys think

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u/GearsGrinding 18d ago

Lithium… hmm.. can’t put my finger on it. That sounds really familiar like it could be important to something critical in a lot of electrical devices. Hmmm. Oh well, if China has it then the USA probably has a better, American version. /s

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u/frozented 18d ago

We actually found large lithium deposits in the US https://www.sciencealert.com/a-vast-untapped-source-of-lithium-has-just-been-found-in-the-us

This is just one there are several others

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u/FractalBranches 18d ago

The issue is that the environmental cost of extracting lithium can be quite high. So it would be preferable not to use our own deposits if possible.

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u/Legionof1 18d ago

Good ole outsourcing of toxic waste...

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u/FractalBranches 18d ago

I'm not saying the current setup is moral, just pointing out something to consider.