tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post2520836218656774411..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Rob Ford Loses On Bag Taxbigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-64163453198567293202012-02-15T14:39:15.268-05:002012-02-15T14:39:15.268-05:00This is a good example of a broader truth: that ta...This is a good example of a broader truth: that taxing is usually better than banning for reducing harms. Be that plastic bags or carbon dioxide emissions. Smoking to pesticides.<br /><br />Bans, often justifiably, annoy people. And so are at risk of being overturned or ignored. A binary "all or nothing" polarizing problem. The light-bulb ban is a good example: it's just waiting to be overturned in the US (and hence, later aped in Canada). A tax on the other hand wouldn't have likely caused any more issues among the electorate than current plastic bag fees in Toronto, or eco-fees in B.C. (where I live).crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.com