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goldfaux t1_j522dtr wrote

Reply to comment by Tearakan in Bloomberg: Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recycling System. Plastic wrappers and parcels that start off in Americans’ recycling bins end up at illegal dumpsites and industrial furnaces — and inside the lungs of people by ombx

Your heart is in the right place, but taxes just end up going to the consumer. Your "whatever" plastic you buy will now be even more expensive to purchase. Companies will end up skirting the tax, but still charge you more saying they are now taxed on it.

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Tearakan t1_j523m37 wrote

I'm literally arguing against taxing it. And in favor of outright bans.

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