Making manufacturers pay is equivalent to making consumers pay.

The price is passed on to the consumer. The idea of “making manufacturers pay” in commoditized markets like tires is a feel-good myth. Any additional fees will go to the consumer price.

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mvkel 7 months ago | parent | next [-]

Consumers are ultimately the party responsible for this pollution though, so we should pay.

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Spooky23 7 months ago | parent [-]

Paying taxes doesn’t reduce the harm. You can’t change a complex system with one knob.

	▲	amanaplanacanal 7 months ago \| parent [-]
		Raising the cost incentivizes finding alternatives. Your statement would only be true if no alternatives are ever available.

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HeatrayEnjoyer 7 months ago | parent | prev [-]

Customers have a price ceiling though.

	▲	SideQuark 7 months ago \| parent [-]
		And producers have a price floor. In competitive markets production costs are nearing zero long term profits for manufacturers, so the externality costs must be passed on to consumers or the good stops getting made, since running at a loss isn’t a sustainable business.