NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange for a cut of the fines

Re:NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange... by refurb on Sunday March 20, 2022 @05:58AM (#30741416)

Huh? How can I decide not to read a comment before reading it? The only way for me to tell if a comment offends me, is if I read it, but by then I'm already offended.

"Externalities" is a useful economic concept but it's been hijacked by people who use it as "stop doing things I don't like".

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Re:NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange... by lostdog on Sunday March 20, 2022 @02:46PM (#30745381)

"offended me" is a really different thing than "woke me up and messed up my lungs."

If my comment woke you up last night, then I apologize for making it.

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Re:NYC allows citizens to report idling vehicles in exchange... by refurb on Sunday March 20, 2022 @07:44PM (#30748040)

So you’re arguing externalities are a matter of harm? And less harmful ones can be ignored?

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