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Charging for an scarce resource instead of letting the tragedy of the commons play out does sound like something obvious to come out of a neoliberal economist
by jowea 1y ago
Charging for an scarce resource instead of letting the tragedy of the commons play out does sound like something obvious to come out of a neoliberal economist yes.
- EGreg 1y agoWhat is The Economist’s position on carbon taxes? Update: wow you’re right: https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-energy/now-is-the-time-to-impose-carbon-taxes-across-the-global-economy-ian-parry https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/net-zero-and-ene...
- melling 1y agoEven Bjorn Lomborg who is against most climate change policies is for a carbon tax. https://lomborg.com/news/how-avoid-political-pitfalls-carbon-taxes https://lomborg.com/news/how-avoid-political-pitfalls-carbon...
- montjoy 1y agoThat’s an op-ed btw. > The views expressed in the blog are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Economist Impact or the sponsor. So not necessarily reflective of The Economist’s position.
- jcranmer 1y agoThe Economist has long been pretty outspoken over their preference for a carbon tax over cap-and-trade (see any article they write about carbon emissions).
- vkou 1y agoCarbon taxes have always been a conservative/neo-liberal idea. Modern 'conservatives' abandoning them tells you a lot about how far their politics have shifted over the past decade.
- wat10000 1y agoJust like the ACA/Obamacare was very similar to a proposal that came out of the Heritage Foundation, but was universally hated by the people on that side.
- DangitBobby 1y agoFlat rates are not the only way to allocate scarce resources. Generally they would be called "regressive", even.
- jowea 1y agoWell it's a flat rate on car drivers in Manhattan. How regressive is it really?