New Bill Would Hit Parents With $1,000 Fine For Smoking With Children In Car
This new bill would punish parents for smoking in the car while their children are inside. In the field of economics, there is a concept referred to as externalities. In a nutshell, externalities refer to any action that has an unintentional impact on others in a way that wasn’t factored into the products initial cost. Sometimes, these unintended consequences can end up positive; When a bee keeper’s bees pollinate a nearby farmer’s crops. Much more commonly though, externalizes end up being negative, such as when a factory rids itself of waste by dumping into a nearby river. Externalities are not limited to economics though, and our day to day lives can lead to these unintended consequences as well. A prime example of one of these externalities is smoking. &amp;amp;lt;span&amp;lt;br<br /> /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> data-mce-type=&amp;amp;#8221;bookmark&amp;amp;#8221;<br />