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I'd also apply tariffs to those countries equal to the cost of cleaning up the plastic.
by skookumchuck 9y ago
I'd also apply tariffs to those countries equal to the cost of cleaning up the plastic.
- icebraining 9y agoSounds like we need a "Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Rivers" :) Rivers pass through multiple countries. In my country, which is fairly narrow, many of the rivers that end up on our shores don't begin inside our territory, and we've had conflicts with our neighbors over the levels of pollution of the water entering the country.
- skookumchuck 9y agoRiver flows through n countries. Tariff each country (cost of cleanup)/n. Or apportion it by the number of miles the river flows through each country. It's not a terribly difficult concept.
- icebraining 9y agoNo, just quite unfair. What makes you think each country is responsible on similar parts for the total?
- skookumchuck 9y agoIf the country knows it is unfair, then they must have done an assay. If the assays exist, then the tariff cost can be apportioned fairly. I'm baffled why you think these sorts of accommodations are not what would routinely be done if such a tariff scheme were implemented.
- icebraining 9y agoSure they have done an analysis. Which no other country will accept. You're essentially asking to create some sort of river-pollution version of the IAEA, plus all the diplomatic costs that come with enforcing this. It's probably cheaper to just pay for the cleanup.
- skookumchuck 9y ago> Which no other country will accept. The whole idea of tariffs is you impose them on other countries without their assent.