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A tax on carbon is much simpler than a tax on carbon footprint. Corporations buy carbon, to a good first approximation, as coal, gas, or crude. That's what yo
by samatman 4y ago
A tax on carbon is much simpler than a tax on carbon footprint.
Corporations buy carbon, to a good first approximation, as coal, gas, or crude.
That's what you tax. Plus a tarrif on countries which don't do likewise.
- matheusmoreira 4y agoImagine being a politician and proposing taxes on energy and fuels which will directly and indirectly increase the price of literally everything. Imagine all the hate currently being directed at Russia being redirected towards you personally.
- imtringued 4y agoThat is why the tax revenue should be redistributed per head and why we need a carbon dividend.
- DeRock 4y agoYou can just make the tax revenue neutral, and give each person an equal dividend. That way the average person would actually get money back from this tax scheme. It’s what Canada does. The goal isn’t to raise money, it’s to incentivize consuming lower carbon goods.
- cschwarm 4y agoPopularity doesn't determine whether an answer is correct or not.
- relix 4y agoThat hasn't been a blocker in the past (see: all the other taxes that exist), why would it need to be going forward.