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Energy could be taxed higher, but it would make other users (like regular people) of energy unhappy. So far energy is "cheap", but it does not cover the total e
by octacat 3y ago
Energy could be taxed higher, but it would make other users (like regular people) of energy unhappy. So far energy is "cheap", but it does not cover the total eco damage it makes.
- razemio 3y agoYou could tax mining. Sure, this won't stop private miners, but it is impossible to hide a big mining operation, if you are using the public grid. Most of them are using their own solar anyway, so I am not sure what all this fuss is about.
- octacat 3y agoWe do not know what kind of generation they use. Probably the cheapest one. We do not know who operates them (probably people who have a lot of money). And they do not produce their own panels, driving cost up for other people on the free market. They would not tax mining/crypto though, because gov is interested in it. And it would be sold to people like "freedom" (but would be used by people who has a lot of money for speculation/tax avoidance).
- octacat 3y agoRegulating mining would be a responsible economic policy. Like not printing money. Or regulating speculative markets (derivatives). But we currently doing our best to be least responsible :)