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Using taxes to change public behavior only work for things that are completely optional, ala alcohol or cigarettes. A tax like this on essentials like fuel just
by tomatotomato37 7y ago
Using taxes to change public behavior only work for things that are completely optional, ala alcohol or cigarettes. A tax like this on essentials like fuel just leads to people wearing traffic vests burning down your capital.
- bryanlarsen 7y agoYes, if you implement it poorly. A properly set up carbon tax should end up with more money in the hands of the poor rather than less. https://canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/carbon-fee-and-dividend/ https://canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/carbon-fee-and-divid...
- avar 7y agoMost OECD countries pay 60-100% of the price of the US price of a gallon of gasoline just in taxes[1]. It absolutely works as an incentive, and e.g. Berlin isn't in flames right now because gas is closing in on $6 per gallon. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fuel_tax_in_OECD_countries,_2010..png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fuel_tax_in_OECD_countrie...