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These days, the wealthy in society often throw away perfectly good products in order to replace them with more up-to-date models. Do the environmental disadvantages of this development outweigh the economic advantages?

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Nowadays,
products
 in
a
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very good condition are constantly replaced by new and more modern options. I strongly believe that the economic benefits surpass the environmental drawbacks. The main reason I support the economic positive aspects of replacing used
products
 is because of the impact
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 the
nacional
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national
 industry. It is well known that the industry is one of the biggest
responsibles
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responsible
 for employment in
this
 country, and attacking the consumption of brand new
products
 will have a direct impact
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 the employment numbers.
For example
, the biggest employer in my state, São Paulo, is the automobile industry.
Furthermore
, there is a huge market of used
products
 that would be affected if we
stop
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 buying new
products
.
In particular
, a considerable part of our population does not have the budget for pursuing new
products
.
For instance
, there is a very popular market in Sao Paulo, where people usually go not only to find used
products
 in good shape
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 but
also
 to sell the objects they do not use anymore.
However
, the replacement of old
products
 is
also
 a downside for the environmental aspect. It happens because some of those objects do not find new owners, and they are frequently becoming trash. Electronics are the most common example of a product that once it does not work anymore, usually
go
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 to the garbage. In conclusion, I believe that the economic merits of replacing used
products
 outweigh the drawbacks. The employment impact that would be caused by reducing the consumption of new
products
, and
also
 the damage at the used market surpass the environmental negative aspects.
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