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> Bill Gates does not consume 100000 times the carbon that Joe Schmoe does People lile Gates and Buffett travel in their private plane, they do consume more ca

• davidw 11y ago
  It's likely, but do you see the point? They earn orders of magnitude more and have a zillion times more in the bank. But in terms of carbon - or food, to pick something else - they may not consume that much more than the average person. Put another way, 10000 Joe Schmoes are going to consume way more carbon or food than 1 Bill Gates. So to actually curb carbon usage, you're going to have to take that into account. One way to make it 'fair' would be to offset those costs in other ways: if you continue to drive as before, it'll be neutral, but if you curb your driving, you'll actually come out ahead financially. That's the theory, at least.
  • rubberstamp 11y ago
    what about carbon foot print of Gates' businesses -building and running costs
    • zardo 11y ago
      There are many ways to set up a revenue neutral carbon tax, but if all the revenue is distributed back to citizens equally, Microsoft pays the tax, but does not get a refund. Businesses that are large carbon emitters have to raise their prices, and the market cares about CO2 a little bit more.