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Depends on the type of pollution, I guess? To reduce carbon emissions, one would put a tax on gasoline, natural gas, coal, and electricity from plants powered
by michaelt 2y ago
Depends on the type of pollution, I guess?
To reduce carbon emissions, one would put a tax on gasoline, natural gas, coal, and electricity from plants powered from those sources.
The thing is, that hits every single voter in the pocketbook.
And what's more, a voter on $20,000 drives about the same amount as a voter on $200,000 - so if the gas tax costs both drivers $1000 a year, the former will feel it a lot harder.
So our politicians are scared to do it.
- ZeroGravitas 2y agoThey're not scared of the reality as it is incredibly easy to directly offset that back to consumers in a variety of ways who then get to choose whether to spend it on fossil fuels or do something cheaper. They're afraid of the relentless propaganda campaign that will wash that reality away, funded by the concentrated forces that will lose business if forced to account for the damage their products cause. Also, Americans think carbon fees are impossible, yet they're implemented all across the globe, including several US states. It's a political dysfunction that is particularly evident in the US, not a fact of life.