which the original inventor[0] intended it to be Not really. His plan calls for the proceeds of the taxes to be returned to every adult in equal portions. The

which the original inventor[0] intended it to be Not really. His plan calls for the proceeds of the taxes to be returned to every adult in equal portions. The "redistribution" is from people who pollute more to people who pollute less, not from the rich to the poor. Meanwhile, so-called environmentalists and social justice advocates helped to defeat a proposed carbon tax in Washington state, specifically because it returned the revenue to the public (specifically targeting the poor) rather than spending it on their preferred government programs: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09112016/washington-state-carbon-tax-i-732-ballot-measure https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09112016/washington-state...