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by samatman 1925 days ago
Sure it is.

The profit goes to the lawbreakers, the loss goes to the citizens of this country who can't do that job at a decent wage.

It's a classic negative externality.

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> The profit goes to the lawbreakers, the loss goes to the citizens of this country who can't do that job at a decent wage.

By that definition, every transaction where someone accepts a low wage causes a negative externality against someone who would accept a higher one. This does not match my understanding of externalities.