This is the perfect solution for silly things like straw bans. The over-the-top governments that start by banning straws often end up with so many oppressive rules that they crash healthy economies like Seattle, like Detroit and like Venezuela.

BTW: the US dollar will someday be worth less than a straw. Most people in the US see the penny as valueless. (I said most people because people on Steem seem to think a tenth of a penny is worth something)