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Electricity is different. The charge is decoupled from point of use. When you flip a light switch, it doesn't visibly and immediately bill you 2¢. The bag ta
by wffurr 9y ago
Electricity is different. The charge is decoupled from point of use. When you flip a light switch, it doesn't visibly and immediately bill you 2¢.
The bag tax, pay per article, etc. do.
- wutbrodo 9y agoDo you mean that the usage and the monthly bill are separated in time? I don't see why the pay per article couldn't work the same way. The bag tax example was ludicrous for a different reason: namely that carrying multiple loads in your arms is more than worth five cents for all but the absolutely poorest Americans.