A survey sticks in my mind; it found that people were considerably more willing to pay higher taxes if they trusted everyone else would pay their share too. I think the same lesson can be applied here. Nobody wants to personally make big sacrifices while everyone else is living large, and I can’t blame them.
If the producer has to deal with the problem and prices rise, no one can opt out of sharing the burden.
If the producer has to deal with the problem and prices rise, no one can opt out of sharing the burden.