Would You Pay a $1 Tax on Travel to the Caribbean to Fund Disease Control?
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.04.08 | 1:17 PM ET
That’s what the editor of the journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases proposes. Such a tax—“less than the cost of a single piña colada!”—would go toward fighting neglected tropical diseases, which are a “high burden” in the region.
John Ur 06.04.08 | 5:03 PM ET
Yes. Hell yes. It should be a standard $5 tax for normal tourists and $10 for those on cruise ships (that contribute less to the local economy).