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by throw-qqqqq
66 days ago
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The Panama and Suez Canals charge fees because they are artificial passageways, created by the blood and sweat of thousands. Both were huge investments. The Panama Canal had cost 400-500 million USD and 25-30k lives to construct, when it opened in 1914. The Suez Canal cost around 100 million USD and 100-120k lives to build in 1869. Charging for transit through man-made infrastructure is fundamentally different from charging for passage through a natural international waterway. |
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