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Incredible that some how a tax appears less political to you than suggested behavioral change
by porb121 6y ago
Incredible that some how a tax appears less political to you than suggested behavioral change
- tomp 6y agoIf we want different results then we need to change behaviour, that's a given. But a ideological behavioral change ("eat less meat") enforced on everybody is much more political (ideological) than just implementing the required nudges/incentives (less carbon) and allowing everybody to adjust their behavior as they see fit.
- pixl97 6y agoBehaviour change is just a political. You are hammered every day with political advertising spread as astroturfing via social media and even the regular news. Everything involving money is political.
- andromeduck 6y agoTaxes change incentives which though affecting behavior in aggregate but each individual still gets to choose how they want to approach it. Trying to mandate behavior directly on the other hand is heavy handed and more politicial because it assumes that everyone has the same set of preferences. Carbon taxes also allow solutions to be arrived at organically vs via fiat which also reduces opportunity for corruption when the pricing is transparent.