Technically it is a solution, but it sounds like you don't like it for cultural reasons. This gets into the purpose of governments in general. Culturally, let'

Technically it is a solution, but it sounds like you don't like it for cultural reasons. This gets into the purpose of governments in general. Culturally, let's say you don't want pollution. How do you solve that? You can try and convince your neighbors piecemeal, or you can create a governmental solution. Governments have a relatively limited set of options for creating change. Taxes are one of the least invasive options, and significantly lighter weight than regulation and police enforcement.