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The goal of the bill is bipartisan support. What makes the bill bipartisan is it does not attempt to grow government by creating new tax revenues, or regulation
by abootstrapper 7y ago
The goal of the bill is bipartisan support. What makes the bill bipartisan is it does not attempt to grow government by creating new tax revenues, or regulations. Instead of increasing tax revenue the carbon fee is paid directly to the tax payer. Instead of additional regulations the gradually increasing fee incentivizes industry to reduce their use of fossil fuels.
- js8 7y agoSo your claim is that it is bipartisan ideologically, not procedurally, right? But I don't think that Republicans actually follow their own ideology of minimal state. Anyway, I think the bill is a good idea (not an American).
- abootstrapper 7y agoI'm not sure what you mean by "procedurally." Republicans can still vote in favor of this bill even if they do not cosponsor it. But the more Republicans cosponsor it the easier it will be politically for other Republicans to vote in favor of it.
- Paradigma11 7y agoWhat would a partisan bill look like? Is the other party not allowed to vote for one such bill?
- WoahNoun 7y agoThe word you are looking for is non-partisan. Bi-partisan means it currently has broad support in both parties. You can't say a bill is bi-partisan if it doesn't actually have that support. Saying you have a goal of bi-partisan support doesn't make the bill bi-partisan. Otherwise, bill proponent could claim the goal of any bill is to be bi-partisan which makes every bill bi-partisan.
- abootstrapper 7y agoCall it what you’d like.
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- SilasX 7y agoIt seems it would have a better claim to being bipartisan if the higher taxes on carbon fuels came with a relaxation of efficiency regulations rather than just adding on top.