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Most of the externalities are created when you burn the fossil fuels, or someone does so on your behalf, not when Exxon obtains and sells it to you. Why shouldn
by rayiner 9mo ago
Most of the externalities are created when you burn the fossil fuels, or someone does so on your behalf, not when Exxon obtains and sells it to you. Why shouldn’t you be the one to pay the tax?
- triceratops 9mo agoIt's easier to tax a single company (Exxon) than millions of people. Exxon will pass the cost on to consumers anyway so it amounts to the same thing.
- rayiner 9mo agoEvery developed country already has point of sale gas taxes and it works fine. Just raise the number.
- triceratops 9mo agoGas isn't the only petroleum product.
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