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The "polluters" are you and I. We buy the cars, we buy the other things, we use electricity and gas and oil in our homes and cars. We, the consumers, will ulti
by throwawayboise 5y ago
The "polluters" are you and I. We buy the cars, we buy the other things, we use electricity and gas and oil in our homes and cars.
We, the consumers, will ultimately pay any carbon taxes. Which may be appropriate, but let's not be unrealistic about who will be paying.
- Swenrekcah 5y agoNot all of it. Some of the tax will have to be eaten by the producers since the market will not tolerate just any price. Then also the tax will make less polluting alternatives more viable and thus likely reducing their price in the long run. And of course, we the public consumers will also benefit the most from making our industries greener and cleaner.
- malermeister 5y ago> We buy the cars Speak for yourself. I haven't owned a car in my life and don't plan to change that.
- mechanical_bear 5y agoOk, but you certainly pollute in other ways.
- eecc 5y agoSure, just not that way anyway. Try again.
- bagels 5y agoI'd be willing to bet many of your daily activities (eating, using the internet, etc.) involve burning hydrocarbons. It's pervasive.
- heavyset_go 5y agoPrices aren't determined by costs.
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- throwaway894345 5y agoThat’s precisely the point. When the cost of pollution is reflected in the price you and I pay, then cleaner options become economically viable and we the consumers pick them. Over time the market does it’s thing and optimizes for cost (becomes more efficient) and cleaner options become cheaper i.e., the carbon tax you and I pay is significantly diminished. Moreover, we can distribute the carbon tax revenue to the lower and middle class folks.