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Everyone massively overestimates the actual cost of offsetting carbon. $50B more tax per annum on the US economy is jack shit. It's like 1% of the current US fe
by Tomminn 8y ago
Everyone massively overestimates the actual cost of offsetting carbon. $50B more tax per annum on the US economy is jack shit. It's like 1% of the current US federal tax. It's barely gonna affect any industry. No-one will change their ways. And yet it will get us to carbon zero.
- AstralStorm 8y agoThat is just USA. Then we need to get China, India and Russia on board...
- Tomminn 8y agoThe key word is "then". That is the right word. Arguing that the US can't move first is like arguing that we can't have a proper democracy and proper human rights in the US until China, India and Russia all agree they will do the same.