Three distinct issues are at hand as we discuss the prospect of taxing the use of disposable diapers. The first of these is the environmental impact issue, supplemented by the general belief that the government is subsidizing the paper industry. The second issue is a compilation of convinces, health issues, and timesaving to the modern family and child care provider. The third, and most important, is the regressive nature of the tax. From all of …
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…U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 530 SW-90-042. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5503.html (4) http://www.ncpa.org/studies/s165/s165.html (5) ibid. (6) Lyman, F. (1990) "Diaper hype" Garbage: the Practical Journal for the Environment, 2 (1), 36-40. http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5503.html (7) http://www.ncpa.org/studies/s165/s165.html (8) Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet, Textiles and Clothing, HYG-5503-90, Joyce A. Smith, Norma Pitts