Comment on I hate leaf blowers with the passion of 1000 suns.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 6 months agoNoise pollution is bad for public health. This is what economists call an externality. Your use of the leaf blower affects more people than just the customer. The government should tax leaf blower use to fund public healthcare, and you should pass the cost onto the client so they’re paying for the externalities of the convenience
Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Counterpoint - I live in the middle of fuckin nowhere, as do my customers
Ibaudia@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Cities and rural areas shouldn’t have the same laws so blow away IMO.