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To: scion who wrote (53419)	9/25/2019 9:27:05 AM
From: old 'n cranky	Respond to of 53574

Maybe this is what it takes....a multi-billionaire who gives a crap. Some things can only get done by individuals who have the money and the personal desire to get them done. Governments don't have the motivation and legitimate public corporations can't stomach the risk. Kind of wish the guy wasn't named Twiggy though.

To: scion who wrote (53419)	9/25/2019 2:52:48 PM
From: PaperProphet	Respond to of 53574

Mr. Forrest's proposition in that article of putting a tax on virgin plastic is the exact right thought, although more granularity for the taxes would definitely be better. I firmly believe a government's job should be primarily to tax activities with negative externalities such as pollution and subsidize activities which have a benefit to society which can't be directly charged (such as schools/defense). If an activity pollutes, that's a cost to society which the activity doesn't usually pay. By applying a tax to counter that unpaid cost, market forces can take over and allocate resources more efficiently.