Maybe you could frame them that way. Vandalism causes damage to society (and a cost to repair&#x2F;clean). There may be smaller prices society could pay, by providing some kind of alternative to tagging or destruction of property.<p>Hypothetically, with plastic bags, maybe you were paying 6 cents per bag, through taxes, for the city to send people out to clean up litter. With a 5 cent tax, the cost is more obvious, but discourages <i>everyone</i> (including litterers) from using as many bags. With fewer bags to pick up, the city can spend less on cleaning crews (now easily covered by the 5 cent tax), and the 6 cents can go to something more productive. As a bonus, you&#x27;ve lowered the long-term environmental damage rate from bags that get away.<p>The thing is, the liability caused by the polluters was <i>already</i> on the entire population, whether or not they polluted, and even whether or not they used plastic bags at all. It feels worse (and more unfair) because you&#x27;re made more aware of the costs involved, even though there&#x27;s been an improvement in the overall situation (including for you, the non-polluter).