Great Moments in Unintended Consequences: Subsidized Trees, Day Care Late Fees, New York Alcohol Ban (Vol. 11)

The article presents a series of examples of unintended consequences that occurred when something that seemed like a great idea turned out to be problematic, including a program in Mexico that paid farmers to plant trees but incentivized them to cut down mature trees instead, a fine imposed on tardy parents for late pickup at day-care centers in Israel that resulted in increased tardiness, and a law in 19th-century New York banning the sale of alcohol on Sundays that led to an increase in "Raines Law Hotels," where bar staff served poorly made food to patrons to comply with the law's requirement.

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