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Instead of a heavy-handed centralized government mandate like this they should have used a tax incentive to encourage people to drive on the other side.
by viburnum 7y ago
Instead of a heavy-handed centralized government mandate like this they should have used a tax incentive to encourage people to drive on the other side.
- adamisom 7y agoThis event is the perfect example of "heavy-handed" centralized government doing things right. In fact, I'm really scratching my head how you think it could be improved. edit: oh wait, this was sarcasm, right? Since obviously a tax incentive is a terrible tool for this. Sorry if I missed something.
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- bonyt 7y agoIt’s not your fault, Poe’s law strikes again. People are out there with pretty extreme beliefs about the power of tax cuts, so it’s hard to satirize them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- viburnum 7y agoYeah, it was a joke about the limits of marginalism to solve coordination problems.
- oliwarner 7y agoLet people drive where they want. Free market automotivity.
- viburnum 7y agoDagen H is a good lesson for why incremental solutions to climate change aren’t enough. Sometimes you need to change a lot of stuff simultaneously and for that you need decisive coordinated action.