Re:Americans' plastic recycling is dumped in landfills
by post_break on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:27AM
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So the soda tax is working?
Re:Americans' plastic recycling is dumped in landfills
by Sahhaese on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:46AM
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In the UK there have been effects, but it's too early to tell the full picture. Many drinks cut down their sugar content to avoid the tax and full-sugar drinks are often excluded from 'meal deals' (or the levy is explicity added, e.g. McDonalds' meals) so I would expect that people have be switching to diet versions in those cases. The Uk is pretty small so things can be changed at a whole country level more easily.
In the US? Maybe, jury is still out: https://text.npr.org/s.php?sId=696709717
The same argument could be made for rainforest deforestation, saying it's a good thing because it's feeding the poor!
Nonsense, tax the externality and then give back and support the worst affected through taxation or aid if needed. Inequality is at a record high, perhaps it wouldn't be so high if we made everything more expensive and then taxed the rich to pay for it.