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> We want to have carbon taxes because they address the problem of economic externality in combusting fossil fuels. I think unified carbon tax with rebates (to
by zajio1am 5y ago
> We want to have carbon taxes because they address the problem of economic externality in combusting fossil fuels.
I think unified carbon tax with rebates (to be revenue neutral) is what we need to fight climate change.
OTOH, specific taxes for some kind of consumption (like jet fuel tax) is just a power grab by valuing different consumptions in a different ways, regardless of how much CO_2 they emit.
- js8 5y agoYes, I would be in favor of unified carbon tax and dividend (which should be distributed evenly to everybody), but that is a nuance that we can discuss. I suspect such proposal would actually negatively affect super-rich even more, because they have sky high real emissions. To clarify, I was specifically addressing GP's point where they said "fighting climate change is a power grab", not those specific consumption taxes as opposed to general carbon tax.