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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•10 months agoThe free market got us into this mess because we don’t price in externalities; forcing companies to cover the cost of disposal of their packaging helps fix that. It’s the same idea as a carbon tax
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•10 months agohow’s that carbon tax been working out, huh?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•10 months agoProbably not as well as cap and trade would have, but better than nothing
The free market got us into this mess because we don’t price in externalities; forcing companies to cover the cost of disposal of their packaging helps fix that. It’s the same idea as a carbon tax
how’s that carbon tax been working out, huh?
Probably not as well as cap and trade would have, but better than nothing