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> "Paying for the damage" is this some kind of joke? What about all the other polluters? Shipping? Coal plants? Right – tax them too, and distribute the revenu
by skosch 7y ago
> "Paying for the damage" is this some kind of joke? What about all the other polluters? Shipping? Coal plants?
Right – tax them too, and distribute the revenue back to households. That way it's not a regressive tax, but a wealth transfer from heavy polluters to regular folks who are bearing the indirect costs of the climate crisis.
- raverbashing 7y agoThis sounds like a better plan, too bad it won't happen This tax will just go to cover deficit or to pay the exceptional privileges of the government employees including French railways which go on strike more often than not. But surely, alienating the common people is the way to go...
- lm28469 7y ago> This tax will just go to cover deficit or to pay the exceptional privileges of the government employees "just", well france is the definition of a welfare state so if it "just" helps cover the deficit mostly caused by our social security system it's already quite good.
- skosch 7y agoI don't know about France, but this model is now reality in (at least part of) Canada, and the US has a bill before the House [0]. It's the only politically viable way of implementing carbon pricing. [0] https://energyinnovationact.org https://energyinnovationact.org