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This is probably the most important comment ITT The tricky part is how do we even begin to model that with a somewhat comprehensible parameter? Without near pe
by lmpdev 1y ago
This is probably the most important comment ITT
The tricky part is how do we even begin to model that with a somewhat comprehensible parameter? Without near perfect traceability across all nations in the world, we can only use sledgehammer methods like a “plastic tax” - which you’ll find very difficult to pass outside of more developed jurisdictions like the EU
- AnIrishDuck 1y agoThe economic term for this is "externality" [1]. A pigovian tax is one solution, though it suffers from issues like the one you describe. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality