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The incentives are honestly difficult to correct. I run an e-commerce business, and the reality is that a huge chunk of our customer base isn't reluctantly par
by AussieWog93 5y ago
The incentives are honestly difficult to correct.
I run an e-commerce business, and the reality is that a huge chunk of our customer base isn't reluctantly parting with their hard earned cash in order to meet a need but instead genuinely enjoy the anticipation and payoff that come with making a purchase.
I would go so far as to say that for the average consumer, spending money is only really seen as a loss in the few cases where the cost is high enough to cause immediate-term financial stress.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoRaise fossil fuel taxes until prices are so high that consumption starts going down. Simple and should be effective.
- AussieWog93 5y agoHonestly, the only impact that will have is that people are poorer in real terms (due to inflation). The overwhelming majority of people will still spend 100% of their income on disposable crap - it's just that said income is now smaller.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoAs noted in other responses, the problems of excess fossil fuel consumption and the problem of being poor are separate problems and can have separate solutions. The fossil fuel tax solves excess fossil fuel consumption, and redistribution wealth from rich to poor solved the poor problem.
- testposttttt 5y agoI would back a "fat tax" at this point. Obesity is a completely preventable disaster for public health and the environment.