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Economists love carbon taxes, in general. Economists on both sides of the political spectrum largely seem to agree that a carbon tax is a good idea and could be
by leguminous 7y ago
Economists love carbon taxes, in general. Economists on both sides of the political spectrum largely seem to agree that a carbon tax is a good idea and could be an effective way to limit climate change.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/economists-statement-on-carbon-dividends-11547682910 https://www.wsj.com/articles/economists-statement-on-carbon-...
It seems to me that economists are on board. It's politicians who aren't.
- AtlasBarfed 7y agoGo ask the University of Chicago Economics Department, or as I like to call them instead of the ivory tower, the Eye of Mordor.
- ptah 7y agocarbon taxes are ineffective, a workaround for something missing at the core of economics