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rebel.
by zulgan 7y ago
rebel.
- SuoDuanDao 7y agoCivil wars cost a lot of fossil fuels to wage. At least wait for the cybertruck to come out ;)
- perfunctory 7y agorebellion != civil war
- hutzlibu 7y agoIn theory.
- SuoDuanDao 7y agoGiven that the yellow vests started rioting over a pretty modest increase in fuel taxes, I don't think popular support for dealing with climate change has nearly the level of popular support our respective circles of friends would have us believe. My own sense is that the typical world leader would love to save their beachfront properties, but lacks the skills to sell the necessary sacrifices when competing with aspiring democratic leaders. Environmentalism needs a populist of its own. Ms. Thunberg did her best, but this really calls for a Lincoln more than a D'ark.
- perfunctory 7y ago> Given that the yellow vests started rioting over a pretty modest increase in fuel taxes This is not the full story. To balance the fuel tax increase, the wealth tax for the rich was eliminated. Who knows what would have happened if it wasn't the case.
- tomp 7y agoThat’s why all “social good” “incentive” taxes should be revenue-neutral (paying all taxes collected back to citizens as universal income). I have absolutely zero trust in governments to spend any such tax sensibly otherwise, and I’m probably not alone.
- fakeNewsIsHere 7y agoElons reputation is so tarnished in my mind. All of his industries rely on taking tax money. Billionaires being billionaires...