From: Bill Douglass (douglassbill@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jun 30 2001 - 00:26:36 MDT
Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
[snip]
"If governments taxed products based on their total global impact at least
the incentive to move offshore to avoid things like environmental
regulations would disappear. Ultimately you have to get the consumer to
accept the idea that he should pay fully for what he consumes and not be
complacent with shifting the burden elsewhere. That would be real
sustainability."
This is an interesting idea, Robert. Could you (or anyone) recommend any
readings on this idea of taxing products based on their "total global
impact"?
Thanks,
Bill
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