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by WalterBright 1193 days ago
If you want less of something, tax it. Tax the caught fish.
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> If you want less of something, tax it

If you want less of something, don't subsidize it.

> Tax the caught fish

How would you tax the bycatch?

How would you price the dead whales, dolphins and turtles?

How would you price the sharks dying because the populations of fish are collapsing?

By taxing the caught fish.