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>and even then the responsibility doesn't lie with those that did the damage?! Doesn't responsibility for a rising teen birthrate lie with the teens? Doesn't r
by koboll 8y ago
>and even then the responsibility doesn't lie with those that did the damage?!
Doesn't responsibility for a rising teen birthrate lie with the teens?
Doesn't responsibility for an opioid epidemic lie with users and traffickers?
Doesn't responsibility for gridlock lie with drivers?
In a sense, yes, but realistically, this kind of collective action problem can only be solved at scale by governments. Telling Americans "STOP TRAVELING" will be about as effective as telling drug lords "STOP TRAFFICKING".
- GavinMcG 8y agoI agree that the collective action problem is solved by government, and that these problems are of that sort. It's just that the language of "but... the burden falls on local governments" makes it sound as though that pragmatic reality replaces individual moral responsibility. Especially if the problem would be even worse when we stop trying to reinforce each other's good actions, then throwing up your hands and saying "well, it's the government's problem" isn't good enough.
- isostatic 8y agoIn some states fewer than 1 in 5 people have a passport. Overall it's under half. As in the UK, those that don't travel correlate with low education and populism.