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Cities levy heavy fees on loud noises for quiet hours

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Silence is golden, but mostly because the local council is charging for the noise. Pigovian taxes on negative externalities like late-night construction force individuals to internalize the social cost of giving their neighbors a massive migraine.

Cities levy heavy fees on loud noises for quiet hours
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