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The money has to come from somewhere. If I have to pay a tax on carbon, I have to spend less money on something else. Regardless of whether or not I can afford
by TheCoelacanth 8y ago
The money has to come from somewhere. If I have to pay a tax on carbon, I have to spend less money on something else. Regardless of whether or not I can afford a carbon tax, it still has to result in lower consumption.
- leereeves 8y agoThat's only true if you live hand-to-mouth and spend every penny on consumption. The poor would be forced to reduce consumption; the wealthy already have more money than they can spend.