Re:How a Ban on Plastic Bags Can Go Wrong
by Bjartr on Monday August 24, 2015 @11:09PM
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>There's an argument to be made that trying to tax undesirable behaviors is a form of corruption.
I've always wondered if you could avoid the perverse incentive created by such fines by having the levied amount removed from the economy (i.e. literally destroy the money). There's the fine would still discourage the undesirable behavior, but not incentivize the corruptive behavior.
I've always wondered if you could avoid the perverse incentive created by such fines by having the levied amount removed from the economy (i.e. literally destroy the money). There's the fine would still discourage the undesirable behavior, but not incentivize the corruptive behavior.