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> To get less melodramatic and more boringly factual: a carbon tax would increase our quality of life, spur economic growth and generally be good for everyone w
by tristor 4y ago
> To get less melodramatic and more boringly factual: a carbon tax would increase our quality of life, spur economic growth and generally be good for everyone who hasn't put their life savings into fossil fuels.
Sure, but there's a difference between a carbon tax and food policies that restrict naturally produced meats from being available to the average person. I think a carbon tax is a great path forward, personally, and I'd like to see us figure out national laws that allow for rooftop solar to be viable without allowing utilities and municipalities to ruin it. Point solar, EVs/Ebikes, and other ways to reduce or offset the needs to use fossil fuels for energy are huge boons that people are already economically incentivized to pursue (and would be even more incentivized by a carbon tax), but other policies often prevent them.